The online music listening service (streaming) Spotify defended himself Friday accusations abusive collection of personal data after a slingshot users unhappy that the application asks them to access their contacts and pictures. Spotify presented these changes on its website Monday as an update of the general conditions of use and its policy of protecting privacy.
They should help the Swedish company to “create a better experience for [the] users, and build new and customized products for the future” . But Spotify requested permission to view the photos, address book, or the location of a mobile phone is sometimes poorly placed.
One of the creators of Minecraft cancels his subscription
On Twitter, hundreds of customers were moved, many of them citing websites specialized as Wired, who was very hostile. Friday, one of the creators of the game Minecraft, Markus Persson says “Notch” great figure of new technologies in Sweden, announced to his 2.4 million followers that he had canceled his subscription to Spotify. “As a customer, I always loved you. You are the ones who convinced me to stop pirating music. Please think about not doing evil” Has he wrote.
The owner of Spotify, Daniel Ek, replied directly: “You read our blog We will make an explicit request before using your camera or GPS?” . He also explained that access to photos allowed users to “ customize a playlist having any image or a new profile picture.”
Storm in a teacup?
It is in fact common in many applications for smartphones, which call for access your photo album to facilitate the import of files or to your contacts so you can find your friends. It is no more surprising that Spotify wants to know your location when you know … he launched Running Spotify, which allows you to run to the beat of the music.
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