Pandora discloses grand jury probe over Apple, Android apps

Pandora Media said Monday that it was served with a subpoena for a grand jury probe looking into how information is shared in smartphone apps on Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

The probe, detailed in Pandora's latest IPO filing, reads:

In early 2011, we were served with a subpoena to produce documents in connection with a federal grand jury, which we believe was convened to investigate the information sharing processes of certain popular applications that run on the Apple and Android mobile platforms. While we were informed that we are not a specific target of the investigation, and we believe that similar subpoenas were issued on an industry-wide basis to the publishers of numerous other smartphone applications, we will likely incur legal costs related to compliance with the subpoena, management’s attention could be diverted and there is no guarantee that we will avoid costly litigation. Any claims or allegations that we have violated laws and regulations relating to privacy and data security could result in negative publicity and a loss of confidence in us by our listeners and our advertisers, and may subject us to fines by credit card companies and loss of our ability to accept credit and debit card payments.

Pandora wasn't the target of the probe, but other subpoenas have also been issued.