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"Voice: We will never access your microphone without your permission. Many people like to use Spotify in a hands-free way, and we may build voice controls into

"Voice: We will never access your microphone without your permission. Many people like to use Spotify in a hands-free way, and we may build voice controls into future versions of the product that will allow you to skip tracks, or pause, or otherwise navigate the app. You will always have the ability to disable voice controls." Why even put it in if you're not using it? Honestly I just want something that plays music and 95% of that other stuff(which poses a large security risk on a managed corporate device) just isn't interesting.

stereo 11y ago
If you ask for all of it in one go, you don't have to bother the user with new T&Cs all the time. You also only pay the lawyers once.
- ceejayoz 11y ago
  Apple's T&Cs are a great example of this (bothering the user regularly). I feel like I have to agree to 48 pages of updated iTunes T&C every time I download an app, and there's no way to know what changed since last time.
  - faboo 11y ago
    Apple's T&Cs are so long because they usually show you like 6 different documents, most of which aren't even in regard to iTunes. (Google does this too.)
imauld 11y ago
I thought the exact same thing. How can people enjoy using the hand free features if they aren't in the app yet?
dublinben 11y ago
>I just want something that plays music If you're concerned about privacy or security, I recommend not using any streaming service. You should just load the music you want to listen to onto your device, and use your local music player. You could also listen to an internet radio service like DI.fm which provides raw .pls files for use in any app.
- nmrm2 11y ago
  This advice operates from a mindset that both privacy and security risks are binary. They are not+. A third-party app that gives access to X,Y, and Z permissions is a larger security risk than an equivalent app that only has permissions for X. So if an app only needs X in its current version but requests Y and Z, then it is introducing unnecessary risk. + See e.g. https://systemoverlord.com/blog/2014/09/05/security-not-a-binary-state/ https://systemoverlord.com/blog/2014/09/05/security-not-a-bi...

stereo 11y ago

If you ask for all of it in one go, you don't have to bother the user with new T&Cs all the time. You also only pay the lawyers once.

ceejayoz 11y ago
Apple's T&Cs are a great example of this (bothering the user regularly). I feel like I have to agree to 48 pages of updated iTunes T&C every time I download an app, and there's no way to know what changed since last time.
- faboo 11y ago
  Apple's T&Cs are so long because they usually show you like 6 different documents, most of which aren't even in regard to iTunes. (Google does this too.)

imauld 11y ago

I thought the exact same thing. How can people enjoy using the hand free features if they aren't in the app yet?

dublinben 11y ago

>I just want something that plays music If you're concerned about privacy or security, I recommend not using any streaming service. You should just load the music you want to listen to onto your device, and use your local music player. You could also listen to an internet radio service like DI.fm which provides raw .pls files for use in any app.

nmrm2 11y ago
This advice operates from a mindset that both privacy and security risks are binary. They are not+. A third-party app that gives access to X,Y, and Z permissions is a larger security risk than an equivalent app that only has permissions for X. So if an app only needs X in its current version but requests Y and Z, then it is introducing unnecessary risk. + See e.g. https://systemoverlord.com/blog/2014/09/05/security-not-a-binary-state/ https://systemoverlord.com/blog/2014/09/05/security-not-a-bi...