r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 7h ago

Business Spotify is asking Family plan members to scan a QR code to prove they live with the account owner

https://www.techspot.com/news/114285-spotify-thinks-rotating-qr-codes-stop-family-plan.html
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u/armaghetto 6h ago

Can't I just take a picture of the QR code and send it to the other person?

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u/Environmental_Rock33 6h ago edited 6h ago

Looks like the qr changes every few seconds. 

Edited : missing word 

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u/DramaLlamadary 6h ago

Apparently they also check the location of the device when the QR code is being scanned, or something like that. If it's not near the plan manager's device, you get banned from family plans for like 12 months.

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u/Dakeera 6h ago

Sauce?

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u/DramaLlamadary 5h ago

Several articles I read yesterday said something to this effect, but they're either updated or gone - it appears that so far, using video chat across multiple devices in different locations works just fine. Although I could see Spotify coming up with a workaround for this eventually.

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u/Dakeera 5h ago

Thanks for the follow up!

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u/Klocknov 6h ago

If it is every second they are going to have massive problems, going to cause so many failures due to scanning it and by the time the device registers it will be an invalid token. It will more then likely be every minute, maybe 30 or 45 seconds. Big reason 2FA uses those same limits is the invalid token issues shorter times cause.

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u/TheRealKidkudi 5h ago

Even if it changed every 60-120s, it would still be a PITA to send it to someone and hope they scan it in time