Photo management
Amazon Photos privacy rating
Amazon's photo and video backup and sharing service, with automatic phone upload, image search and a shared Family Vault. Storage comes with an Amazon Prime membership or a paid storage plan.
Summary
Amazon Photos scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the photo management criteria. 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.
Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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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 the Branch and MoEngage trackers.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
No ads in the app, but Amazon's privacy notice, which covers Amazon Photos, uses personal information for interest-based advertising.
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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.