An anonymous party scraped and published Spotify playlists belonging to celebrities, politicians, and journalists under a project named the Panama Playlists. Many of the exposed Spotify accounts use real names and can be confidently matched to real individuals through investigation. Continuous scraping over more than a year captured listening histories, including last-played tracks when that setting was enabled, with timestamps and play counts. The dataset reveals personal musical tastes and listening patterns of public figures. The project draws an explicit analogy to the Panama Papers by exposing hidden personal data rather than hidden finances.
New to me, someone anonymously scraped and published the Spotify playlists of a handful of celebrities and politicians. The project is called the Panama Playlists. I found the real Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians, and journalists. Many use their real names. With a little investigating, I could say with near-certainty: yep, this is that person. I've been scraping their playlists for over a year. Some individuals even have a setting enabled that displays their last played song.
With a little investigating, I could say with near-certainty: yep, this is that person. I've been scraping their playlists for over a year. Some individuals even have a setting enabled that displays their last played song. I scraped this continuously, so I know what songs they played, how many times, and when. The Panama Papers revealed hidden bank accounts. This reveals hidden tastes.
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