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Spotify Activity Revealed for Celebrities, Politicians, Exposing Privacy Faults
UNITED STATES, JUL 30 – The Panama Playlists website has been scraping public Spotify accounts since summer 2024, revealing music preferences of U.S. politicians and tech leaders, some confirming the accuracy.
- On Wednesday, the Panama Playlists site launched, claiming to expose public figures' Spotify listening habits, including Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- An anonymous sleuth claims to have scraped public Spotify playlists since summer 2024, exploiting the platform’s default public visibility.
- Highlighting Sam Altman’s Shazam history includes Missy Elliott’s ‘Get Ur Freak On,’ Adele’s ‘Make Me Feel Your Love,’ and Marc Anthony’s ‘Vivir Mi Vida,’ according to Panama Playlists.
- Spotify spokesperson warns that scraping public playlists may violate its Terms of Use, as five users confirmed their data to The Verge, and Mike Isaac verified his listening history.
- Amid widespread exposure, users are urged to check privacy settings as Spotify playlists are public by default, unlike Apple Music’s stricter privacy policies.
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