However, the companyalsouses it to attract advertising partners, who cancreate personalized ads based on your information.
And that doesnt even touch on the third-party cross-site trackers that are eagerly eyeing your Spotify activity too.
However, its still a security risk.
You know, relatively.
Well start by cutting down on how much personal data you share with Spotify.
sign in toSpotifys web playeron desktop.
Click your user icon then go toAccount > Edit profile.
Remove or edit any personal info that youre able to.
UncheckShare my registration data with Spotifys content providers for marketing purposes.
Next, lets limit how Spotify uses your personal data for advertising.
Go toAccount > Privacy controls.
Remove any you dont need or use anymore.
Note that it can take up to 30 days for Spotify to get your data ready for download.
Turn offShare my listening activity on Spotify.
Mobile
Tap the controls icon in the upper-right of the app.
This can be done from the desktop, web, and mobile apps.
Tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right of the screen.
Desktop app and web player
Open a playlist from the library bar on the left.
smack the three-dot icon by the Playlists name.
In the app, go toSettings > Social.
There are three ways to enable a Private session on desktop:
Click your profile picture then selectPrivate session.
Or, tap the…icon in the upper-left and go toFile > Private session.
Or, go toSettings > Socialand toggleStart a private session to listen anonymously.
Note that Private sessions only affect what other users see (or dont see, rather).
Go toSettings > Show advanced prefs.
Scroll down toPrivacyand turn onBlock all cookies for this installation of the Spotify desktop app.
Close and restart the app for the change to take effect.
If that isabsolutely unacceptable to you, the only real option is to delete your account.
Go to the Contact Spotify Support web page and sign in with your Spotify account.
ClickI want to close my accountfrom the list of options.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and clickClose Account.
After the final confirmation, Spotify will send you an email with the cancellation link.
These extra steps will help keep you safe if theres ever an unexpected security breach.
