Is Spotify desktop unsafe to install on Ubuntu? (sh.itjust.works)

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Basically, my entire system is FOSS but I'm tempted to install the Spotify .deb package. Would that give Spotify access to info about my system?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm sure Spotify collects data on the running system, similar to the Steam hardware survey: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

They use that data to make decisions about how to develop their product. Does that make it unsafe to you?

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