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The request should not be ignored. It is understandable to limit the ability to export any internal data regardless of its creator to help preserve the business model and vitality of the company for continued use. The expectation from me as a user and fellow digital audiophile, please put the creative efforts to work and devise an alternative solution that fulfills our wishes while preserving the digital integrity of the intellectual property. Spotify, YouTube, and even SiriusXM are simply not my cup of tea. And I loved XMRadio before the commercialized take over from Sirius. I am loyal to Pandora for their algorithms and ability to play songs that I like while also introducing new music of similar style, taste and mood. Providing deep cuts, live versions, and artist only options are also great features! While I may be slightly disgruntled, the service will remain until death do us part or this wretched economy forces me to. I mean having Pandora in my back pocket, laptop, TV, and car whenever and where ever I want just pushes me to consider getting Starlink and a portable solar power system. Life will be content!
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Hi @AlyssaPandora , After reading the Ideas Policy & FAQs document, it appears as though this export feedback feature is in violation or contrast to proprietary business needs because this request is years old originating from @john3012 on 10-04-2019 11:11 AM. Denying your user base from such common access to data created by us and arguably owned by us would be considered a common sense feature in at least any paid tier subscription. Admittedly, like most everyone in the world using an internet based service, I did not read word-for-word the complete user agreement before accepting it. Shame on me if somewhere in there I released any and all presumption of data ownership to the content and personalized data points that feeds the Pandora Analytical Beast which in turn feeds my audible cravings to which I glad pay annually and have been a loyal listener for nearly a decade and longer with the free service. To further drive home a valid reason to make such a feature available is to connect with the next, younger generation. What I mean to day is that my teenage son has request me to share with him what music I like and listen to. Now if instead of exporting we can share channels, stations, and most importantly out thumbs up tracks (feedback list) that would work out well enough. Take note while my son is interested in my musical interest, it is not enough to sit an enjoy the music with me. I also see this as a generational family tree data point. My life expiration date is approaching with unknown velocity. This feature would be great to use for preserving some small part of my persona through the generational musical evolution of my tastes while simultaneously preserving generational values and interests. Please reconsider this idea or at least put the development team's creativity processes on a path to develop innovative features that provide greater access to a user's data while preserving Intellectual Property and ultimately Pandora's continued viability in this evolving market. Change is the only Constant!
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The details being requested are available through the use of Developer APIs although Pandora is not accepting new requests for developers to access these APIs. Will users be able to export their user interactions or better yet their entire collection of user data stored by Pandora? Other major service like Google and Facebook allow for user data export. This should be a prioritized consideration if it's not in a near-term sprint for new feature development! And consider the age of this post with no official acknowledgment from Pandora speaks loudly to the request. Please provide some indication of where this request fits into future updates.
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