Spotify: Difference between revisions

In the Voice & environment surveillance patent section started adding a citation to an article with context that it's not being used yet but that Spotify has not committed to never using it.
 
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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.  
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.  


According to a statement Spotify gave at news media they are not currently using this in their service, however they have not committed to never using this technology on their service.    
According to a statement Spotify gave at news media they are not currently using this in their service, however they have not committed to never using this technology on their service.<ref>{{cite web |last=Heater |first=Alex |title=Spotify is patenting a surveillance system disguised as a music recommendation engine |url=https://www.soundguys.com/spotify-surveillence-patent-51768/ |website=SoundGuys |date=2021-04-14 |access-date=2025-06-16}}</ref>
 
===Price Hikes and Subscription Exploitation===
===Price Hikes and Subscription Exploitation===