Subj : Brace yourselves - Apple Music may be showing you other people's
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Mar 22 2023 16:30:03

Brace yourselves - Apple Music may be showing you other people's playlists.

Date:
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:16:43 +0000

Description:
Strange playlists creeping into your Apple Music library? Youre not alone.

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Some Apple Music users are posting on Reddit about playlists from other users 
randomly appearing in their own music library in the app, causing some rather 
serious privacy concerns. 

Discovering new music and curating super niche playlists is one of the joys 
of modern music streaming services. Theres nothing better than finding a very 
specific playlist with a slightly off-putting title and diving into the 
carefully curated mood created by the crater of the playlist. 

However, MacRumors was approached by Reddit user @adh1003 who had compiled 
complaints from users about the strange guest appearance of playlists they 
dont recognize. Unknown playlist, im 100% i have NEVER made this, its an 
empty playlist, anyone else also getting unknown playlists? This is my 1st 
time i got it. from r/AppleMusic 

Apparently, in some cases, these unknown playlists have merged with users' 
original playlists causing a vibe entanglement, or users' playlists are just 
missing altogether. Some users are obviously concerned their accounts have 
been hacked, though there is a suspicion that the issue may come from an 
unknown issue with Apples iCloud server. How to get rid of the mystery Apple 
Music playlists 

If youre experiencing this playlist mashup trying to un-sync and then 
re-syncing your iCloud for the Music app may be helpful. Some users in the 
thread say going to their Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Show All has helped, 
but not all. 

The music app seems to remain untouched on macOS, so the problem seems 
relegated to the iPhone app. 

As someone who makes a playlist for every mood and possible daydream 
scenario, losing your curated playlists is a huge blow. Not only that, but 
having random strangers have access to your deeply personal playlists is very 
anxiety-inducing (though you should probably be aware that artists on most 
streaming platforms can already see the names of playlists you add their 
tracks to). It also begs the question: could this bug suggest a bigger 
privacy issue? Well have to wait and see. 

Weve contacted Apple for comment, and will update this story when we hear 
back.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/brace-yourselves-apple-music-may-be-showing-you
-other-peoples-playlists


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