Users who “pre-save” upcoming releases to their Spotify accounts can hear music as soon as it’s out — but may not realize how much data they’re giving up in order to do so.
“These permissions strike me as expansive and beyond what a reasonable consumer would expect,” says, a law professor at the University of Maryland who studies the ethical implementation of technology. “On the other hand, the larger picture is that as the Facebooks, Googles and Amazons of the world get so much data about people, every other company is just going to do the same.
, and asking for 12 additional permissions beyond those needed to pre-save the album -- including access to users’ email addresses and control over private playlists. Other streaming services have different policies. For example, Apple Music does not share any identifying information on subscribers, in line with the company’s approach to user privacy. Apple does allow third parties to view users’ music libraries and recently played songs; it also allows third parties to create and modify user playlists with permission, although it makes clearer what access companies are asking for.
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