# Amazon Alexa privacy rating

Amazon's voice assistant and smart home platform for Echo speakers and displays, controlled through the Alexa app. Voice requests are sent to Amazon's cloud for processing.

## Summary

Amazon Alexa scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the smart home 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.

- Website: https://www.amazon.com/alexa
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Smart home](https://privacyratings.com/smart-home/)
- 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 Music](https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/amazon-music/) (Music streaming), [Amazon Photos](https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/amazon-photos/) (Photo management)
- Grade: F (0/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Amazon Analytics, Bugsnag and Google AdMob. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.dee.app/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | Amazon uses interactions with its services to show interest-based ads. | https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GLVB9XDF9M8MU7UZ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/smart-home/amazon-alexa/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/smart-home/amazon-alexa.md