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What’s your concern, that your listening history will be linked to your personal identity and somehow used against you? If that’s the case, why not just sign u

by 88 6y ago

What’s your concern, that your listening history will be linked to your personal identity and somehow used against you? If that’s the case, why not just sign up using a single-use email address, pay via gift cards purchased with cash, and if you’re really concerned, use a VPN?

avh02 6y ago
Because going through all that just to listen to music is bonkers
- marliechiller 6y ago
  but also far less effort and money than buying physical copies of music
  - avh02 6y ago
    Oh I totally agree, for me this is a matter of an absolutely backwards industry. Very often I WANT to give my money but can't find where to buy a DRM-free track, preferably in flac. And registering for 8 different stores is not a valid solution.
spotyoufi462881 6y ago
This is what relentless back-and-forth made someone realise how much Spotify loves him. https://twitter.com/steipete/status/1025024813889478656 https://twitter.com/steipete/status/1025024813889478656
- gcbirzan 6y ago
  Ironically, I've been trying to get that data and cannot. I got a 400KiB zip file with like 10 JSONs inside, only relevant ones being listening history (ts and ms played per song). Support suggested there might be more data, they even re-did the export, but nothing.
- 88 6y ago
  Why create a throwaway account just to post this? I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that Spotify collects telemetry data on its users. The main reason myself (and many others) use Spotify is because they use this data to recommend new music that I will like.
  - spotyoufi462881 6y ago
    Creating throwaways to post is a feature of HN. I didn't abuse it. I don't have a HN account. It's not meant as slander. It's just to show others 'here is something that's true that you might not have thought of or have thought of but haven't thought of it in all it's 250 MB glory. Decide for yourself'. Folks who wanna try something different might like 'Radio Paradise'. It's human curated music. Have wide platforms support [1] but also regular stream URLs [2] [1] https://radioparadise.com/listen/options https://radioparadise.com/listen/options [2] https://radioparadise.com/listen/stream-links https://radioparadise.com/listen/stream-links
Nextgrid 6y ago
Because your music taste is essentially a unique fingerprint that could be used to track you in the future even across accounts or platforms, and the only way to escape would be to literally give up on all your favorite songs and listen to something totally unrelated.
- 88 6y ago
  So what? Your voice is a unique fingerprint. Your writing style is a unique fingerprint. Your gait is a unique fingerprint. Who you are friends with is a unique fingerprint. Why should I be worried about a company knowing what music I listen to?

by 88 6y ago

avh02 6y ago

Because going through all that just to listen to music is bonkers

marliechiller 6y ago
but also far less effort and money than buying physical copies of music
- avh02 6y ago
  Oh I totally agree, for me this is a matter of an absolutely backwards industry. Very often I WANT to give my money but can't find where to buy a DRM-free track, preferably in flac. And registering for 8 different stores is not a valid solution.

spotyoufi462881 6y ago

This is what relentless back-and-forth made someone realise how much Spotify loves him. https://twitter.com/steipete/status/1025024813889478656 https://twitter.com/steipete/status/1025024813889478656

gcbirzan 6y ago
Ironically, I've been trying to get that data and cannot. I got a 400KiB zip file with like 10 JSONs inside, only relevant ones being listening history (ts and ms played per song). Support suggested there might be more data, they even re-did the export, but nothing.
88 6y ago
Why create a throwaway account just to post this? I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that Spotify collects telemetry data on its users. The main reason myself (and many others) use Spotify is because they use this data to recommend new music that I will like.
- spotyoufi462881 6y ago
  Creating throwaways to post is a feature of HN. I didn't abuse it. I don't have a HN account. It's not meant as slander. It's just to show others 'here is something that's true that you might not have thought of or have thought of but haven't thought of it in all it's 250 MB glory. Decide for yourself'. Folks who wanna try something different might like 'Radio Paradise'. It's human curated music. Have wide platforms support [1] but also regular stream URLs [2] [1] https://radioparadise.com/listen/options https://radioparadise.com/listen/options [2] https://radioparadise.com/listen/stream-links https://radioparadise.com/listen/stream-links

Nextgrid 6y ago

Because your music taste is essentially a unique fingerprint that could be used to track you in the future even across accounts or platforms, and the only way to escape would be to literally give up on all your favorite songs and listen to something totally unrelated.

88 6y ago
So what? Your voice is a unique fingerprint. Your writing style is a unique fingerprint. Your gait is a unique fingerprint. Who you are friends with is a unique fingerprint. Why should I be worried about a company knowing what music I listen to?