# Amazon Music privacy rating

Music and podcast streaming service from Amazon, with an ad-supported free tier, a catalog included with Prime and the paid Amazon Music Unlimited plan.

## Summary

Amazon Music scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: transparency report and tells users about requests. It partly meets TLS configuration and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.

- Website: https://music.amazon.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Web, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Music streaming](https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/)
- Also rated: [Amazon SES](https://privacyratings.com/email-sending/amazon-ses/) (Email sending services), [AWS End User Messaging SMS](https://privacyratings.com/communications-apis/aws-end-user-messaging-sms/) (SMS and voice APIs), [Amazon Route 53](https://privacyratings.com/dns-hosting/amazon-route-53/) (DNS hosting), [Amazon Web Services](https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/amazon-web-services/) (Server hosting), [Kindle](https://privacyratings.com/ebook-readers/kindle/) (Ebook readers), [Amazon Alexa](https://privacyratings.com/smart-home/amazon-alexa/) (Smart home), [Amazon Photos](https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/amazon-photos/) (Photo management)
- Grade: F (28/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Amazon Advertisement, Branch, Bugsnag, Pangle and Snowplow. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.mp3/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | The free tier is funded by ads, and Amazon uses personal data for interest-based advertising. | https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | Yes | Amazon publishes information request reports for its consumer services every six months. | https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GYSDRGWQ2C2CRYEF |
| Tells users about requests | Yes | Amazon notifies customers before disclosing content information, unless prohibited or there is clear indication of illegal conduct. | https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GYSDRGWQ2C2CRYEF |
| TLS configuration | Partial | Grade B | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=music.amazon.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (70/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=music.amazon.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/amazon-music/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/music-streaming/amazon-music.md