Music streaming
Qobuz privacy rating
Subscription music streaming and download store based in France, focused on hi-res audio, with album notes and editorial content.
Summary
Qobuz scores 19 out of 100 (grade F) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.
Score 19 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The Android app includes Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics and Facebook Login, and the website loads New Relic and Google tags.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions and purchases, with no ads, and the privacy policy states data is used only by the company and its service providers.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Partial
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade D (35/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.