It also introduced Family Mix, a personalised playlist made up of songs based on the entire family’s listening habits. Spotify recently made more positive changes to the Family Plan when it added parental controls via an Explicit Content Filter which lets the master account control the settings on all connected accounts. What this change doesn’t take into account is family members who may not officially live at the same address, such as children who split their time between parents, or family members studying at university, for instance. Spotify trialled a similar feature earlier this year, asking for exact coordinates, but this has been softened as part of the official roll-out. However, if users fail to verify their address, their access will be cut off or suspended until they do. To reassure users, Spotify has said all the data is encrypted and 'can be edited by the plan owner as needed,' adding that the location data collected is only used by Spotify for that purpose. This has raised privacy concerns, especially among those who don’t want to share their location. Spotify warned users it 'reserves the right to terminate or suspend access to the Spotify Premium Family service and the Spotify Premium Family account(s) immediately and at any time if you fail to meet the eligibility criteria.' The terms continue to state that Spotify will use Google Maps address search to help users find and set their address, or ask them to enable location services. We may from time to time ask for re-verification of your home address in order to confirm that you are still meeting the eligibility criteria.' Upon activation of a subsidiary Premium Family account, you will be asked to verify your home address. As a result, Spotify is now clamping down on its eligibility.Īs part of a change to its Family Plan terms and conditions on 19 August, Spotify said: 'In order to be eligible for the Premium Family Subscription, the primary account holder and the subsidiary account holders must be family members residing at the same address. However, it appears people were abusing the system, by sharing their Family plan details with people outside of their family who live at different addresses. Spotify is clamping down on people abusing its shared Family Plans.įor £14.99/mth, the Spotify Family Plan lets up to six people share a single Premium subscription, rather than paying £9.99 each. It looks like Spotify is gearing up for a price bump

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