The agreement states that T-Mobile collects personal data from social media companies, financial institutions, credit reporting agencies, and data resellers, supplementing data collected directly from consumers and automatically through network interactions.
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This provision establishes that consumer profiles at T-Mobile are built in part from externally purchased or obtained data sourced from data resellers, social media companies, and credit reporting agencies, which are then combined with internally collected network, usage, and account data for uses described throughout the notice.
Under this clause, personal data obtained from data resellers, social media companies, and credit reporting agencies is combined with T-Mobile's internally collected data to supplement and update consumer profiles, including demographic and interest data used in advertising programs. The agreement also states T-Mobile may create inferences about consumers from this combined data.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection of data from credit reporting agencies engages the Fair Credit Reporting Act regarding permissible purposes for obtaining consumer report information.
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This provision establishes that consumer profiles at T-Mobile are built in part from externally purchased or obtained data sourced from data resellers, social media companies, and credit reporting agencies, which are then combined with internally collected network, usage, and account data for uses described throughout the notice.
Under this clause, personal data obtained from data resellers, social media companies, and credit reporting agencies is combined with T-Mobile's internally collected data to supplement and update consumer profiles, including demographic and interest data used in advertising programs. The agreement also states T-Mobile may create inferences about consumers from this combined data.
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