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Spotify Starts Cracking Down on Friends Who Share Family Plans (theverge.com)

Spotify is emailing some users on family plans asking for their GPS locations in order to confirm that they live in the same location. From a report: Subscribers who don't confirm their home address could lose access to their plan, according to the email. The move is an apparent attempt by Spotify to crack down on groups of friends who save money on individual subscriptions by sharing discounted plans intended for families. The emails, which have been sent to a limited number of "Premium for Family" subscribers in at least the US and Germany, have been received with scorn by some who rightly point out that not all families live together. However, Spotify's small print does say that the family plan is available for "you and up to five people who reside at your same address." The amount of people subscribed to family plans suggests not all of them abide by Spotify's definition.

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  2. Re: Families who stay together... by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 3, Funny

    So would it be okay for roommates, or renters to share the plan?

    Yes, as long as they reside at the same address.

    Or one night stands?

    Yes, but you have to cancel in the morning.