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by zachruss92 2876 days ago
While this is an extreme example, I'm not the least bit concerned about Spotify collecting this data. This data is likely used by Spotify to understand user behavior to improve user experience and improve their recommendation engine, or to simply understand how users interact with the app. I was delighted to find that Spotify sends you concert notifications of bands that I listened to the most. Personally, as long as they are not sharing this data with others without my permission they can collect this info. All of this is clearly stated in their privacy policy including the bit about Bluetooth) https://www.spotify.com/is/legal/privacy-policy-update/#s5.
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> "this enables us to access your GPS or Bluetooth to provide location-aware functionality"

They only Bluetooth in the context of acquiring location data..