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Tinder and Spotify’s fine print aren’t clear about how they use our data for recs
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Tinder and Spotify are two popular apps that rely on highly precise AI algorithms to recommend matches and music based on their users’ preferences, but exactly how do these algorithms work and how are they using our data in the process? NZ legal and music experts combed through several versions of these apps’ privacy policies and terms of use to see if they provided any detail, but found that the wording was ambiguous and opaque. However, they found possible legal and ethical issues within the privacy policies, including that Spotify's commercial agreements may affect which music it recommends to listeners.
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