Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every playlist that you create in Spotify is publicly available by default. Back in July, an enterprising engineer named Riley ...

Do you want the whole world to be able to see your Spotify playlists? The name of the playlist and the songs? Probably not. Chances are, you're cringing at the idea of someone peeking at your music.

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Back in July, an enterprising engineer named Riley Walz ambushed some high-profile government officials, tech executives and journalists by publishing what he contended were their Spotify playlists on ...