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Spotify fined $5m for breaching EU data rules

AFP . Stockholm
14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 | Update: 13 Jun 2023 23:00:14
Spotify fined $5m for breaching EU data rules

Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined 58 million kronor ($5.4 million) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection’s (IMY) said it had reviewed “how Spotify handles customers’ right of access to their personal data.” “As a result of the shortcomings identified, IMY is imposing a fine of 58 million kronor on the company,” it said.

The regulator noted that under the rules of the European data protection act GDPR, users have a right to know what data a company has about an individual and how that data is being used.

IMY said that while Spotify did hand out the data it had when requested by an individual it said the company had not been sufficiently specific as to how that data was being used. “Since the information provided by Spotify has been unclear, it has been difficult for individuals to understand how their personal data is processed and to check whether the processing of their personal data is lawful.”

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