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Don’t like Spotify’s new terms and conditions? Tough.

Ai yai yai. You’d think companies would have learned by now that changing their terms and conditions to give themselves ever-greater access to the personal information of their users will hurt them in the long run.

Apparently not, because that’s exactly what Spotify has done with an updated privacy policy that wants to know a lot more about its users, as outed in this article on Wired.

How much more, exactly? Well, for starters it wants access to a significant chunk of data on your phone, from your photos to your contacts to any media you may be storing there. Somewhat sillier is that it also wants you to also go through your contact list and get explicit permission from everyone you know to share their information with Spotify.

As Wired says, it’s ridiculous.

But don’t think Spotify stops there. No, it also wants to know where you are by accessing your phone’s GPS data, how fast you’re moving (accelerometer data), and what you’re posting on “third party applications” like Facebook. That’s more than a little dodgy, Spotify, that’s creepy and disrespectful of your user base. It’s kind of like having your personal space invaded by a mouth-breather with halitosis.

Oh, and here’s the best bit: there’s nothing you can do about any of this, because Spotify specifically states that “If you don’t agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, then please don’t use the Service.”

For most South Africans this is a moot point as the music streaming service isn’t (legally) available here, but we know there are at least a few locals out there who have found ways to use it. If you’re one of them, or are considering signing up, you might want to take a look at Spotify’s new T&C’s. They’re positively Orwellian.

[Source – Wired]

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