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Spotify has just published the revised privacy policy that CEO Daniel Ek promised a few weeks ago.The new policy is an attempt to assuage concerns that emerged last month when the company floated a privacy policy update that appeared to grant the company a whole host of private data, including users' contact lists and location. People were upset, plenty of angry blog posts were written, Notch got mad, and Ek apologized.The new policy uses plain language to explain what data the company needs and why it needs it. For example, Spotify needs location data because music tends to be licensed with geographic restrictions, meaning one song may be available in one country but not available in another. Spotify also claims that it only requests access to users' microphones in case the company develops a feature to allow the app to be controlled via voice controls.Ek noted that this new, plain language privacy policy will roll out to users within the next few days and weeks.