Wearables and health
Apple Watch privacy rating
Apple's smartwatch, paired with an iPhone, that tracks activity, workouts, heart rate, sleep and cycles and stores the data in the Health app.
Summary
Apple Watch scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the wearables and health 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?
Device and health analytics are only shared with Apple with consent, but the Apple website sets first-party performance cookies for analytics 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 hardware sales, with no ads in the Health and Activity apps. 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 syncs Health data, has yearly ISO 27001 and 27018 certification audits, but only the certificates are public.