Ars: Pandora sends user GPS, sex, birthdate, other data to ad servers

[John.B]

Pandora sends user GPS, sex, birthdate, other data to ad servers:

Pandora's Android app transmits a plethora of personal information to third parties after all, at least according to an analysis done by security firm Veracode. The company decided to do a follow-up on the news that Pandora—among other mobile app makers—was being investigated by a federal grand jury, and found that data about the user's birth date, gender, Android ID, and GPS information were all being sent to various advertising companies.

Full story here: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news...gender-birthdate-other-data-to-ad-servers.ars (arstechnica.com)

So now we at least have confirmation why they got subpoenaed by a grand jury earlier this year, and we seem to know how they are getting paid for providing "free" music.