Not only can restrictions be placed on the type of content watched on the TV, but it can
prevent unauthorized app purchases as well.
«If we detect repeated use
of unauthorized apps in violation of our terms, we reserve all rights, including suspending or terminating your account,» the email goes on to warn.
The «repeated use of
unauthorized apps in violation of our terms» could see the pirated Spotify accounts shut down.
According to BGR, Blancco discovered that Android's problems are due in part to the large number of people that root their handsets, giving them the ability to
run unauthorized apps with other marketplaces.
It promises that MIUI 6 users don't have to install additional security tools as its built - in Permission feature prevents
unauthorized apps from accessing the smartphone's data.
Owners of jailbroken devices can do it for free, thanks to
unauthorized apps such as MyWi, available through Cydia.
Earlier this month, Spotify confirmed that it had begun cracking down on use
of unauthorized apps, designed to circumvent the limitations of Spotify's free service.
«The users in question were accessing Spotify through
an unauthorized app, so we have disabled access through such apps,» Spotify said in a statement.
Spotify has restated key usage metrics for 2017 leading up to its IPO next month, claiming it recently discovered 2 million users had been accessing the free version of the streaming - music service using
unauthorized apps that blocked ads.
Earlier this month, Spotify began cracking down on
the unauthorized apps a fair number of members were using to access its services.
It's likely that this initial email will be Spotify's first step in alerting users to the fact that it's monitoring account activity, blocking that account temporarily and allowing a user to re-activate the account by ceasing any usage of
unauthorized apps.
«It seems
an unauthorized app was detected,» said one recent Spotify warning message, via TorrentFreak.