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@Masimatutu@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

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

www.theguardian.com

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

www.theguardian.com

@Masimatutu@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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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
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    What if google made a Google Wrapped? With your Gmail, Youtube videos, locations, etc. That would be scary… That’s why they don’t do it

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      they do just that if you have location history turned on though

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        Just for locations, but is already scary enough

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