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Streaming Services Privacy Ranking

Which streaming platforms respect your privacy — and which don't

Published May 24, 2026Gecko Advisor Research

Key Findings

  1. 1We analyzed 67 Streaming & Media domains. The average privacy score is 72.6/100 (median: 85/100).
  2. 2Streaming & Media domains score 8.2 points below the global average of 80.8/100.
  3. 3The average Streaming & Media website loads 2.1 trackers and 3.1 cookies.
  4. 446% of Streaming & Media domains use fingerprinting — 20 percentage points above the global rate of 26%.

Report Statistics

Avg Privacy Score

72.6

Global avg: 80.8

Median Score

85

Avg Trackers

2.1

Global avg: 1.4

Avg Cookies

3.1

Fingerprinting Rate

46.0%

Global avg: 26.0%

Grade Distribution

A
21 (31.3%)
B
14 (20.9%)
C
3 (4.5%)
D
5 (7.5%)
F
24 (35.8%)

Domain Rankings

Best Privacy Scores

#DomainScoreTrackers
1appletv.apple.com100Low Privacy Risk100
2podbean.com100Low Privacy Risk100
3smartstream.tv100Low Privacy Risk100
4peacocktv.com100Low Privacy Risk100
5wcostream.tv97Low Privacy Risk97
6themoviesflix.dev97Low Privacy Risk97
7movielinkbd.tv97Low Privacy Risk97
8watchpeopledie.tv97Low Privacy Risk97
9x-video.tube97Low Privacy Risk97
10themoviesflix.you97Low Privacy Risk97

Worst Privacy Scores

#DomainScoreTrackers
1pluto.tv28Critical Privacy Risk28
2anchor.fm36Critical Privacy Risk36
3spotify.link37Critical Privacy Risk37
4paramountplus.com38Critical Privacy Risk38
5netflix.shop40High Privacy Risk40
6deezer.com42High Privacy Risk42
7music.blog44High Privacy Risk44
8youtube.com44High Privacy Risk44
9netflix.net44High Privacy Risk44
10netflix.co.uk44High Privacy Risk44

Most Trackers

#DomainScoreTrackers
1audiomack.com45High Privacy Risk14
2netflix.shop40High Privacy Risk11
3pluto.tv28Critical Privacy Risk8
4paramountplus.com38Critical Privacy Risk7
5anchor.fm36Critical Privacy Risk6
6spotify.link37Critical Privacy Risk6
7deezer.com42High Privacy Risk6
8youtube.com44High Privacy Risk6
9spotify.com45High Privacy Risk6
10music.blog44High Privacy Risk5

Most Prevalent Trackers

Methodology

This report is based on automated privacy scans of 67 domains using Gecko Advisor's scanning infrastructure. Each domain is evaluated for third-party trackers, cookies, fingerprinting scripts, security headers, and TLS configuration.

Scores are deterministic and evidence-based: every deduction maps to a specific, verifiable finding. Only domains with at least 2 completed scans are included to ensure data reliability. Results reflect the most recent scan available at the time of publication.

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How to Cite This Report

Gecko Advisor. "Streaming Services Privacy Ranking." geckoadvisor.com/research/streaming-services-privacy-ranking, May 2026.

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