DataVaultInnovators’s post

Data Vault Innovators @DataVaultInnovators

Your Spotify Wrapped is here... but at what cost?

All our social media feeds are full right now with the annual showcase of people's Spotify Wrapped, a summary showcasing the music most listened to by users. But the sheer amount of Data Spotify actually collects far outstrips what's needed to for the perennial social media gloating - and users have know idea how much is actually collected on them... theguardian.com/...

Spotify Wrapped is creepy, meaningless – and shows just how much data big tech has on you

The annual summary of your listening habits has become a phenomenon – but aside from being a marketing wheeze, Wrapped doesn’t always reflect what we truly love

Liked by @JulienRedmond and more...

Christof Wenzeritt@ChristofW 2y

I don't know if it is bad as the author claims. I actually enjoy the favorite songs of the year playlists and like to listen to those from the past years. The data collected is also quite "harmless" and I'm not really concerned for them to analyse them. For younger people it's maybe a bit of a problem as it will be used for "look what Billy listened to, what a "insert bad word" " so they are maybe inclined to listens to the "right" or "cool" music. But as I'm not a teenager I don't know how it's really used and I'm sure it also has upsides for teenagers as well. Anyways, thanks for sharing. It was an interesting read. I didn't know that it is such a big deal in the US.