# Spotify privacy rating

Music, podcast and audiobook streaming service with an ad-supported free tier and paid Premium plans.

## Summary

Spotify scores 16 out of 100 (grade F) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Sweden: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.

- Website: https://open.spotify.com
- Jurisdiction: Sweden. Fourteen Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: Google reCAPTCHA (not scored)
- Category: [Music streaming](https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/)
- Grade: F (16/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Branch, ComScore, Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.spotify.music/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | The free tier is funded by ads, and the privacy policy describes using personal data to tailor advertising. | https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | No | No transparency report or government request policy is published. |  |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=open.spotify.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (75/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=open.spotify.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

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