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Spotify cleans up privacy mess with plain language policy update

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“What do you mean?” has been a big theme around Spotify in recent weeks. Justin Bieber’s tune of the same name just had the biggest first week for a single on Spotify to date (http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/03/justin-bieber-spotify-record-what-do-you-mean). The phrase also sums up perfectly the public reaction to Spotify’s recently revised privacy policy (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2974062/streaming-services/spotifys-new-privacy-policy-gets-all-up-in-your-business.html).</p><p>
Spotify is now hoping to clear up the confusion that sparked panic, an apology (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2974575/streaming-services/spotify-ceo-sorry-about-our-super-creepy-new-privacy-policy.html), and at least one heated conversation on Twitter (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2974230/privacy/spotify-ceo-hints-why-the-music-services-privacy-policy-gets-all-up-in-your-business.html). Ek took to the company blog on Thursday to announce some revisions to the privacy policy that the company hopes will clear up any confusion.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2980615/privacy/spotify-cleans-up-privacy-mess-with-plain-language-policy-update.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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