Overview

• The Panama Playlists site remains live and continues to draw attention as more public figures respond to their leaked Spotify data.
• Spotify formally warned that unauthorized scraping of public playlists violates its Terms of Use, advising users to review and adjust their privacy settings.
• The leak exploits Spotify’s default public playlists and profiles, which must be individually set to private and do not automatically hide existing content.
• Prominent figures including Palmer Luckey and Mike Isaac have verified the accuracy of their playlists, while Kara Swisher and others have challenged the site’s attributions.
• Privacy experts say the incident highlights how easily publicly available digital footprints can be aggregated and exposed without explicit user consent.