| Abstrakt: |
Article discusses the problem of contemporary forms of music distribution in the context of users' privacy. The author wonders whether decisions related to the choice of particular music are still autonomous, or whether they are already the effect of algorithmic suggestions and network curators. Also important is the difficult issue of linking online activity with actions aimed at persuading the user to buy a particular product or – more importantly – at convincing them of a political option, ideology, etc. The operation of algorithms and the people programming them is non-transparent. The data collected from users, often against their will and knowledge, can be used to achieve negative goals. The methodology of this activity is still unclear. On the other hand, algorithms have resulted in the ability to navigate a large music database and have made it possible to reach interesting musical phenomena, often ones that didn’t have the opportunity to appear before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
