Spotify has a new privacy policy, but it is almost the opposite of privacy.
The new policy allows Spotify to monitor your location, I took your photos and take a look at your contacts. You can see your posts on Facebook and share some of the information it collects with advertisers.
The giant music streaming service, which has 75 million subscribers, says there is a reasonable explanation for all this, and that “the privacy and security of customer information is, and will continue is-the highest priority of Spotify “.
In a statement posted on his blog, entitled “Sorry” (sorry), the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, said the new policy “caused a lot of confusion about what kind of information we access and what we do with her”.
“We apologize for that,” Ek said.
Spotify noted that the data to which access can now helps “design enhanced experience” for customers and build “new customized products for the future.”
Among the new features is pointing Spotify Spotify Running, using GPS to measure how fast you’re running. The Spotify app Running matches the beats per minute of songs played with the pace at which you run.
Spotify also mentioned that his new role Discover cure Weekly weekly play list based on your tastes. The music service uses the information on your Smartphone to infer your musical preferences.
“If you do not want to share this kind of information, do not have to do,” Ek said. “We will ask your permission before accessing any of this information-and we use only for specific purposes that will allow us to configure your experience with Spotify”.
The new privacy policy is quite wide, but Ek said the company will update the new policy in the coming weeks, addressing the concerns of customers. He added that these complaints have been heard “loud and clear”.
“With your permission, we may collect information stored on your mobile device, such as contacts, photos or media files,” says the policy. “We may also collect information about your based on, for example, the GPS location of your phone or other ways to locate mobile devices (such as Bluetooth) location. We may also collect sensor information (eg on the speed of your movements, if you are walking or running or in transit). ”
When connecting to Facebook, Spotify says it can gather and store information you post on Facebook, including “your username … and other information available on or through your Facebook account, including your name , profile picture, country, city, email, date of birth, gender, names and profile photos of friends and networks. ”
Spotify says it can use that information and share it with others.
If you do not want to accept the terms of service, there is not much you can do. You can disable this sharing some of your information by clicking on “edit profile” tab in app settings and uncheck an item that says “Yes, share my information with third parties.”
But if you do not want snooping Spotify on your phone or monitor your location, your only real option is to stop using Spotify and delete your account.
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