From a story on The Verge:
Heard about this last month but thought nothing of it until today I was asked to confirm my address. The one I gave them doesn't match the account holder (my sister), so we'll see what happens.
Spotify is cracking down on family plan sharing — again. According to a new set of terms and conditions for the plan that the company published back in August, Spotify is now requiring the primary account holder and everyone else on the plan to show proof that they reside at the same address, which it will now confirm from "time to time" by asking users to verify their addresses, as spotted by CNET.
As Spotify's fine print notes, the shared family plan — which costs $15 and allows six users to access Spotify's Premium service — is only for "family members residing at the same address." New accounts will be required to verify their address using Google Maps, and Spotify "may from time to time ask for re-verification" of your home address. If you fail to meet those criteria, Spotify notes that it can terminate or suspend your family plan.
It's still unclear to what extent Spotify will be pursuing this kind of account verification or if it actually intends to cancel accounts that are violating the geographic limits. But the new terms do state that it can.
Heard about this last month but thought nothing of it until today I was asked to confirm my address. The one I gave them doesn't match the account holder (my sister), so we'll see what happens.