Smart home
Apple Home privacy rating
Apple's smart home platform built on HomeKit and Matter, controlled with the Home app and Siri on Apple devices. Automations run on a home hub such as an Apple TV or HomePod, and Home data syncs end-to-end encrypted through iCloud.
Summary
Apple Home scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the smart home criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It does not meet open source. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 45 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
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?
No third-party trackers in the app, and sharing device analytics with Apple is opt-in. Apple web pages load Apple's own analytics (ac-analytics, sent to metrics.apple.com) by default.
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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 device sales, with no ads in the Home app. Apple states it does not sell personal data.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
iCloud, which stores Home data, has yearly ISO 27001 and 27018 certification audits, but only the certificates are public.