Posting here under a throwaway account.

I use spotify ~8 hours a day during the work week. ~1750 hours of streaming last year (music, podcasts, etc.)

Two days ago, my iPhone updated the Spotify app. When I opened the app, the very first popup was "You can now use Spotify's voice controls! Say 'Hey Spotify' to try it out."

The documentation linked to the banner was all about how Spotify intends to start recording ambient audio from the phone's microphone, including what I assume would be any conversations.

I don't specifically agree with the sentiment of this website, but the idea of Spotify collecting audio is just another example of under-regulated tech companies willing to push ethical assumptions to their breaking point, all for the sake of making more revenue.