You’ve Been Warned – Spotify Wants To Spy On You In Every Way Imaginable

I clearly remember the moment several years ago when my closest friend from NYC was at my place pleading with me to download and use Spotify.

The pitch was compelling and I was open minded about the concept, until I learned that you had to login through Facebook to use it (no longer the case I believe). I immediately found this creepy and refused to use it.

Fast forward to 2015, and Forbes has come out with a very important article highlighting the incredible creepiness factor in Spotify’s new “privacy policy.” Here’s some of what it found:

Music streaming market leader Spotify has decided that it wants to know a lot more about you. It wants to be able to access the sensor information on your phone so it can determine whether you’re walking, running or standing still.

It wants to know your GPS coordinates, grab photos from your phone and look through your contacts too. And it may share that information with its partners, so a whole load of companies could know exactly where you are and what you’re up to.

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Constitution 1 – 0 Government: NSA Starts Winding Down Bulk Data Collection 

As we detailed earlier, in a chaotic scene during the wee hours of Saturday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill known as the USA Freedom Act - backed by President Barack Obama, House Republicans and the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence officials – which would have preserved the government's ability to search phone company records for suspected spies and terrorists.

As AP reports, the failure to act means the NSA will immediately begin curtailing its previously-secret bulk data collection programs with The DoJ noting that while it will take time to taper off the collection process, that process began Friday (according to an administration official).

Sen. Rand Paul called the Senate's failure to allow an extension of the surveillance programs a victory for privacy rights, adding “we should never give up our rights for a false sense of security.”

We explained Rand Paul's refusal to play by the Washington script earlier and how the Senate failure to extend the Patriot Act leaves the future of America's “war against terrorists” – but really against “enemies domestic”, i.e., anyone who uses email, has a cell phone or in any other electronic way communicates with others – in limbo.

Now, it appears, as AP reports, the de-esclation of The NSA is escalating rather faster than many had dared to hope for…

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