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Third-Party Data Collection and Information from External Sources

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What it is

Xfinity collects personal information about you not just from your own use of its services, but also from third-party data sources, which may include data brokers, credit bureaus, or advertising partners.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Xfinity receives personal information about you from outside sources, meaning even if you limit what you share directly with Xfinity, the company may still hold extensive data about you collected from third-party data brokers or partner companies.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Xfinity building a profile of you using data collected from external third parties — beyond what you provide directly — significantly expands the scope of data they hold and the accuracy of targeted advertising profiles.

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It also applies to the information we collect about you from third parties.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Third-party data collection implicates CCPA/CPRA (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100) requiring disclosure of sources from which personal information is collected; EU GDPR Art. 14 requiring notice to data subjects when personal data is not obtained directly from them; FTC Act Section 5 for deceptive practices in data broker relationships; and state data broker registration laws (California Data Broker Registry, Vermont 9 V.S.A. § 2446, Texas Business & Commerce Code § 541). (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC regulates data broker practices and can investigate third-party data collection that exceeds disclosed purposes or consumer expectations under FTC Act Section 5.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Comcast Privacy Policy
Entity
Comcast
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
April 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003796
Document ID
CA-D-00344
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Entity: Comcast | Document: Comcast Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-003796
Captured: 2026-03-20 04:21:34 UTC | SHA-256: e43ca0effd6fa8f5…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/comcast/comcast-privacy-policy/third-party-data-collection-and-information-from-external-sources/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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