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Pandora has been sending personal info to 3rd party advertisers

article published on 8 April, 2011

It's official: Pandora has been sending your personal information to third-party advertising clients. The news comes via security firm Veracode, who performed an analysis after the streaming music company revealed it had been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury to show off documents relating to its data collection practices on mobile devices. Veracode (via Ars) says Pandora does, in ... [ read the full article ]

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jookycola

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8. April 2011 @ 23:56

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Well...duh.
How does everyone think they can afford to play music for free. Revenue has to come from somewhere, and personal info is worth a lot. I love Pandora...but this seriously is the number one reason to own an iPod or XM radio. Make a good mix, make it a playlist on your iPod then hit random and it's just as good as Pandora...only without the stupid ads they play on there now.

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trainmstr

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9. April 2011 @ 01:37

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pandora ..thats a nono ... no one has any business knowing where I am 24/7 sorry. Thats worth much more than free radio. I actually find that kinda creepy ..almost like you have a stalker.

IF they are logging that much info on you ..they should be paying you to use their streaming radio ...

THE END>

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dEwMe

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9. April 2011 @ 14:08

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Doh I've been listening to Pandora all day...Who cares anyway? lol

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Just my $0.02,

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mscritsm

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16. April 2011 @ 02:27

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@dEwMe: Just wait until you get involved in a lawsuit or divorce one day. If you're underage it might even be legal to sell your whereabouts to your parents.

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Mez

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17. April 2011 @ 12:52

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Originally posted by jookycola:
Well...duh.
How does everyone think they can afford to play music for free. Revenue has to come from somewhere, and personal info is worth a lot. I love Pandora...but this seriously is the number one reason to own an iPod or XM radio. Make a good mix, make it a playlist on your iPod then hit random and it's just as good as Pandora...only without the stupid ads they play on there now.

I disagree...
Not that that is what I normally do. I do not listen to Pandora great deal. I mostly listen to play lists. I think Pandora is the one location that I can find new music that I like. It is smart enough to extrapolate from what you like to what you might like. It is often wrong but it is many times 'righter' than another engine like that I have used.

You are a true moron to use you real birth date!

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