Spotify introduces controversial privacy policy

PanARMENIAN.Net - Spotify has updated its privacy policy, and the changes are seriously bad news for those worried about corporate snooping, Digital Spy reports.

From tracking your movements (including how fast you're walking) to sticking its nose into your contacts book and photo albums, the music streaming service is becoming the digital world's untrusting, jealous spouse.

Sadly, if you want to continue making use of the Apple Music rival, there's not a lot you can do - you're going to have to sign your life away.

For its part, Spotify has claimed the privacy update is simply a means to "provide, personalise and improve your experience", Digital Spy said.

Defending its move in a statement sent to Gizmodo, the steaming service said: "Spotify is constantly innovating and evolving its service to deliver the best possible experience for our users. This means delivering the perfect recommendations for every moment, and helping you to enjoy, discover and share more music than ever before."

The company added: "The data accessed simply helps us to tailor improved experiences to our users, and build new and personalised products for the future. Recent new features include Spotify Running, which matches the BPM of your music to the pace of your run, or the new Discover Weekly feature, which curates a weekly playlist based on your tastes."

While many will undoubtedly skip to the 'Agree' checkbox at the bottom of the revised Ts&Cs without so much as glancing at the words, with this update we'd advise reading every line carefully before agreeing to be so deeply snooped on, Digital Spy said.