Spotify has been having a hard time lately. The company is doing everything to keep users away from Apple Music, but in that focus she did something that caused Spotify to be criticized by the users themselves. The service has received updated terms of use, in which it talks about the collection of private data on a scale that is more typical of the NSA than of a music service. More precisely, Spotify wants to collect data such as photos, contacts, location and voice control for the purpose of a better personal experience. But according to people, the company did not write it clearly enough in the conditions, and therefore Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, published an apology and at the same time an attempt to explain what the new conditions mean.
First of all, he emphasizes here that Spotify does not collect this data, but he can ask for their use. It therefore adheres to the principles of privacy and that before any attempt to gain access to your private data it will ask if it can do so. So users don't have to allow access. The data is used to enable the Spotify system to create and offer even better personal playlists and advertising. If you allow data sharing, some of it may be sold to advertising agencies, music copyright holders and mobile operators, and you will receive targeted advertising. The last point is nothing new, as with some users, people can also get prepaid Spotify with their new phone.
*Source: Spotify
