A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Pandora to produce documents in what could be an industry-wide investigation of smartphone apps. In an SEC filing, Pandora said the subpoena was served early 2011, and it was told it wasn’t a specific target of the probe. However, it believes similar subpoenas have been issued to publishers of other smartphone apps. The mere convening of a grand jury does not necessarily mean any action will be taken, though, pointed out Yankee Group analyst Carl Howe. “A grand jury can meet and decide not to take action, so this may not come to anything.”
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Grand Jury Probe May Deter Smartphone App Privacy Abuses
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 5, 2011 01:09 PMA federal grand jury has subpoenaed Pandora to produce documents in what could be an industry-wide investigation of smartphone apps. In an SEC filing, Pandora said the subpoena was served early 2011, and it was told it wasn’t a specific target of the probe. However, it believes similar subpoenas have been issued to publishers of other smartphone apps. The mere convening of a grand jury does not necessarily mean any action will be taken, though, pointed out Yankee Group analyst Carl Howe. “A grand jury can meet and decide not to take action, so this may not come to anything.”