These inferences are drawn from my “usage of the Spotify service” and data supplied by “advertisers and other advertising partners,” according to Spotify. ![]() Here, Spotify lists all the inferences it has formed about my interests, personality and life status. I found my “Inferences.json” file to be particularly interesting. 29 to play Olivia Rodrigo’s “driver’s license.” For example, the file reminded me that I had typed “driv” into my iPhone on Aug. My “SearchQueries.json” file has a log of all the times I’ve made a search, the type of device I used to make that search, the characters I typed into the search field and which results, if any, I interacted with. Spotify also collected my search queries, which it claims are used to improve music and podcast recommendations. This may be the data Spotify uses to customize our Wrapped. I also received two files labeled “StreamingHistory.json” which contained every song I’ve ever listened to, the type of device I used while listening and how many milliseconds I spent streaming each song. The company had my email address, payment information and registration details from when I first created my account. Opening the folder, most files were information I had previously expected Spotify to store. ![]() My Spotify data arrived five days after I made my request, and it came as a folder sent to my inbox. In doing so, I discovered the importance of being informed about the privacy we relinquish when we use online services. Trying to figure out how the app knew what it knew, I decided to make a data request from Spotify. I was immediately surprised by the Wrapped’s accuracy. Like other Spotify listeners around the world, I opened my phone to find my top genres and artists, my four-letter listening personality and my 100 most-listened-to songs in 2022. Spotify Wrapped 2022 officially dropped on Nov.
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