By using Spotify, you agree that Spotify and its business partners can use your device's processor, storage, and internet bandwidth — not just for playing music, but for delivering advertising.
Spotify users grant unnamed business partners the right to use their device's computing resources and bandwidth for advertising, which may affect device performance, data usage costs, and raises privacy concerns about the scope of third-party access to user devices.
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Compare across platforms →This clause goes beyond standard service operation and permits unnamed third-party business partners to access and use your device resources for their own advertising purposes, without specifying which partners or what limits apply.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) (consent as lawful basis for processing that goes beyond contract necessity), Art. 7 (conditions for consent), and Art. 28 (processor agreements for third-party partners accessing user device data). It also engages the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) Art. 5(3) regarding access to terminal equipment, CCPA §1798.100 (right to know about third-party data sharing), the FTC Act Section 5, and potentially the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. §1030) depending on the scope of device access. The FTC and EU data protection authorities are primary enforcement authorities. (2)
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