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I'm not sure I understand what's happening here. If the apps (desktop and mobile) ever asked for access to other data (I don't recall that they have), I've told
by delinka 11y ago
I'm not sure I understand what's happening here. If the apps (desktop and mobile) ever asked for access to other data (I don't recall that they have), I've told them no. I just checked all my settings and if my OS isn't lying to me, Spotify doesn't have access to my location, my photos, nor my contacts.
Now, I'm not happy that they'd even ask. But the service doesn't stop working when I deny access. Since the change in TOS, the apps didn't ask again.
I do, however, think any companies wanting access to data outside what I feel is the app's purview should really stop couching their use in Marketing Speak ("We use this data to improve our service, let you discover content also consumed by your acquaintances...") and be more informative about where the data goes.
- k-mcgrady 11y agoI think the problem is that they request the permissions for specific features, but once you've given access they can use it for whatever they want. e.g. you provide GPS for the running feature and now they can also track you when you aren't running.
- bennyg 11y agoSo every single app that uses location services, ever?
- vilmosi 11y agoYes. Except I want Google Maps to know where I am, but why on Earth does Spotify care?!
- wvenable 11y agoThis is pretty circular as the comment 2 levels up is "you provide GPS for the running feature" If you don't want to give them permission to something, don't give it. Of course, that will also mean you can't use features that depend on it.
- vilmosi 11y agoI use Android, I can't just deny permission and not use a feature. I would have to stop using Spotify alltogether. It's not the same as giving permission to Google Maps to use my location because I know exactly why it wants that. With Spotify, "improving our services" is just not a good enough reason.
- scrabble 11y agoI don't know how their new features would work without these permission changes. Just because they need the permissions doesn't mean they're doing anything evil with them.