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Spotify support staff quote from that discussion thread -- Hey Guys thanks for your question, Unfortunately you will need a Facebook account to access Spotify
by acak 15y ago
Spotify support staff quote from that discussion thread
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Hey Guys thanks for your question, Unfortunately you will need a Facebook account to access Spotify from now on, unless you already have an account set up.
This does not stop you creating the Facebook account adding nothing to it and making it totally private as the Facebook account does not have to be actively used.
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Couple of things to note:
1. If you already have a Spotify account, you don't have to connect to Facebook.
2. They seem to be encouraging a bogus Facebook account as a way to use Spotify "privately"?
- josefresco 15y agoHilarious that internal staff are recommending ways to "get around" the requirements. This shows, or possibly proves to me that this decision was a last minute condition set by FB and the Spotify staff are probably not uniformly thrilled about it.
- michael_dorfman 15y agoOr that they realize that a tiny but vocal minority is going to gripe about the decision, and that for these folks a work-around might be the best solution.
- acak 15y agoThis means that while one can claim privacy of their listening habits on Spotify from their social circle, absolutely no one can claim privacy of what they do on Spotify from Facebook. Spotify just gave Facebook a terrific amount of analytics data that will help Fb market music and drive sales better than Spotify itself does.
- guard-of-terra 15y agoWhy is empty private Facebook account a "bogus" Facebook account? Is it now required by law to actively use your social network accounts?