Techlore Surveillance Report Are There Private Music Streaming Options?
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Sep 9, 2023 Exploring private music streaming options and discussing self-hosting solutions, aliasing Spotify, and using VPNs, ad blockers, and DNS tools. The pros and cons of Spotify and Apple Music, including privacy concerns and usability drawbacks. Seeking technical documentation for Windows 10/11 and promoting Patreon support.
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Alias Accounts And Gift Cards For Spotify
- Use an aliased email and a gift card to sign up for Spotify to avoid giving real personal info.
- Use the web app tunneled through a VPN with an ad blocker and DNS filtering for extra privacy.
Prefer Apple Music For Stronger Privacy
- Prefer Apple Music for better privacy practices compared with Spotify according to their privacy policy.
- Use third-party clients like Cider or the Apple Music web app to pair privacy with open-source or web usage.
Migrating A Large Music Library
- Nate is moving from Spotify to Apple and has a large library of over 4,000 songs.
- He avoids third-party migration services due to privacy concerns and prefers manual transfer.