Amazon vs Spotify
Based on our analysis, Spotify is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Amazon | Spotify |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 40/100 | C · 52/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (28) | Concern (38) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (48) | Concern (40) |
| What you can do | Mixed (45) | Mixed (68) |
| What they promise | Mixed (52) | Mixed (57) |
Amazon builds a detailed picture of everything you buy, watch, say to Alexa, and do in their physical stores — then uses it to sell you ads. They don't sell your data to others and have real security certifications, but the sheer breadth of collection across shopping, voice, surveillance cameras, and credit history is hard to escape if you use their services.
View full analysis →Spotify tracks everything you listen to, infers your interests from your behaviour, and feeds that data into a broad advertising machine — including third-party ad partners who send them data about you too. Controls are better than most, but your listening history is kept for the life of your account with no way to stop it.
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