Severe warning: "Respect the family plan or they will no longer be in service"

The CNET website revealed that Spotify had changed its policy and terms of use to ask users to provide their location. "sometimes" ensure that subscribers integrate with the same family. the changes are observed from this month.

The family package costs US $ 15 (US) and allows access to premium features for up to six people. The only condition is that all six belong to the same family and share the location.

"The information is encrypted and can be modified by the owner of the plan if necessary.", the streaming company said CNET. "Location information is collected when creating a family account and is only used by Spotify for this purpose." Spotify explained that once the location is confirmed, it does not share the information and does not track the location of users.

The badysis and query of user location pose a danger to their privacy, according to experts cited by CNET. "It seems excessive to constantly follow people for this purpose," he said Christopher Weatherhead, head of the Privacy International research group. "In addition, this is a problem because it can mean following children and minors, who do not have the legal power to consent or deny the action."