Apple Music has a setting that automatically opts users into sharing your musical tastes with contacts by default. Here’s what the problem is, and how to keep what you listen to a bit more private.
Apple Music playlists
Apple Music playlists
Like many other streaming services, Apple Music has a variety of music discovery systems in place, to help its subscribers discover new music. While some of this is algorithmic-based, there are some elements that involve the tastes of other people.
With public sharing comes concern about privacy, which can result in fears of an oversharing of a user’s data with the world at large. However, such concerns can be blown a little out of proportion.
How to make Apple Music more private by turning off ‘Discoverable by Nearby Contacts’
How to make Apple Music more private by turning off ‘Discoverable by Nearby Contacts’