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VLC treats each <location> as a network stream.

Unlike M3U, which stores links in plain sight, XSPF offers no inherent encryption. However, because it’s XML, you can:

Never share your XSPF playlist publicly if it contains paid or private streams.


With XSPF’s <annotation> and <creator> tags, you can build an organized educational TV system—labeling streams by subject, grade, or language—without needing a back-end database.