Spotify has always had a bent toward social sharing and keeping music activity public. Now, a new website called Panama Playlists has exposed the service’s privacy gaps by revealing Spotify playback activity, playlists, and more for various celebrities—including tech leaders, politicians, and more.
Panama Playlists exposes Spotify’s privacy shortcomings
Do you know what your Spotify privacy settings are? That’s the question being prompted by a new website.
As highlighted by The Verge, Panama Playlists includes a variety of Spotify data from users like:
J.D. Vance, the U.S. Vice President
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO
Seth Meyers, comedian
Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Al Roker, NBC
Here’s a quote from the site’s anonymous creator:
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