Audible (Amazon) (com.audible.application): Privacy & Security Findings

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387+
Android/iOS apps audited
Every app is decompiled at source-code level, not just scanned from outside.
1.04M+
Smali classes read
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262+
Critical findings recorded
Confirmed findings copied to regulators, not theoretical risks.
970+
Weak points found
Third-party tracking we have provably found inside the binary.
567+
Endpoints investigated
Real servers and countries where data actually flows.
132+
SDK instances mapped
Reusable libraries correlated across the entire corpus.
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Audible (Amazon)
NASDAQ
2026-06-25
92d ago
Silent
Medium
Audible's voice wake-word engine, the same technology behind Alexa, can start before your phone is even unlocked, meaning it is technically capable of activating before you have done anything at all with the app. The app also declares background location access paired with a location-based marketing tool, and quietly includes Meta's wearable-device software without disclosing it, on what is simply a paid audiobook subscription.
com.audible.application v26.23.03. All findings re-scored under CVSS v4.0, correcting to MEDIUM (wake-word directBootAware init, background location+Braze geofencing, AD_ID with no advertising use, embedded Meta Wearables SDK) or LOW (undocumented camera+screenshot-detection). Thirteen messages sent across 79 days, one bounce, zero reply of any kind ever.
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GDPR Art. 5(1)(b)GDPR Art. 7GDPR Art. 5(1)(b)+3
Yes
Closed
Disclosure
92d 00h 00m 00s
Published
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