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::Spotify was accused of taking payments from labels to prioritize songs in playlists, mimicking payola scandals without transparency.<ref name=":1" /> | ::Spotify was accused of taking payments from labels to prioritize songs in playlists, mimicking payola scandals without transparency.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
=== Voice & environment surveillance patent === | ===Voice & environment surveillance patent=== | ||
<blockquote>The audio signals may be recorded in real-time, or may correspond to previously-recorded audio signals... | <blockquote>The audio signals may be recorded in real-time, or may correspond to previously-recorded audio signals... | ||
For example, such metadata might include an emotional state...... in one example aspect, the content metadata indicates an emotional state of a speaker providing the voice.</blockquote>Back in 2021, | For example, such metadata might include an emotional state...... in one example aspect, the content metadata indicates an emotional state of a speaker providing the voice.</blockquote>Back in 2021, Spotify was granted US patent 10891948 B2 for ''"identification of Taste Attributes from an audio signal"[[:File:US10891948.pdf]] .'' This describes tech that: | ||
# analyzes what users say | #analyzes what users say | ||
# Analyzes background noise to determine where you are(bus stop, coffee shop, home, etc) | #Analyzes background noise to determine where you are(bus stop, coffee shop, home, etc) | ||
# Scores incoming data to guess a user's mood or emotional state. | #Scores incoming data to guess a user's mood or emotional state. | ||
The patent describes listening to birds chirping, printers printing, cars on a street. This technology enables | The patent describes listening to birds chirping, printers printing, cars on a street. This technology enables Spotify to create detailed profiles of their users' activities, how they feel, and social interactions without users understanding that their data is being collected in this way. | ||
This is marketed as a music recommendation system. The patent demonstrates that Spotify's capabilities go far further than music taste evaluation, with the ability for personal surveillance. | |||