Samsung's "free" Jay Z album delivered via Android spyware app
When installed, it demanded a working log in to Facebook or Twitter and permission to post on the account. We would like fans to share the content through social networking sites, a Jay-Z spokeswoman said by e-mail. (E-mail to Samsung Mobiles customer service address for the app was returned as undeliverable throughout Wednesday.) But the app was more coercive.
In the days before the albums release through Samsung, the app promised to display lyrics with a catch. Unlocking the lyrics required a post on Facebook or Twitter. I used Twitter, where hitting the Tweet button brought up a canned message: I just unlocked a new lyric Crown in the JAY Z Magna Carta app. See them first. http://smsng.us/MCHG2 #MagnaCarta. The message could be altered, but something had to be sent. No post, no lyrics for every song. Users were forced to post again and again. And frankly, a lyric that is going to show up almost immediately on the Internet isnt much of a bribe for spamming your friends.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/arts/music/jay-z-is-watching-and-he-knows-your-friends.html