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The clause establishes that Xfinity recognizes a re-identification risk when sharing ostensibly non-identifying information, meaning practical anonymity is not guaranteed even for non-directly-identifying data Xfinity discloses.
Even when Xfinity shares information about you that does not directly identify you, third-party partners may still be able to identify you using their own data sources.
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the Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent that such disclosure is necessary for the Receiving Party to enforce its rights under this Agreement or is required by law or by the order of a court or similar judicial or administrative body, provided that (to the extent legal...
We do not monitor, recognize, or honor any opt-out or do not track mechanisms, including general web browser "Do Not Track" settings and/or signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice...
as such disclosure may be required by the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body, subject to the Receiving Party providing to the Disclosing Party reasonable written notice...
"Where the personal information we may disclose does not directly identify you...it is possible that our third party partners may be able to identify you based on information they collect from other sources...Excerpt from Xfinity's Comcast Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes that Xfinity recognizes a re-identification risk when sharing ostensibly non-identifying information, meaning practical anonymity is not guaranteed even for non-directly-identifying data Xfinity discloses.
Even when Xfinity shares information about you that does not directly identify you, third-party partners may still be able to identify you using their own data sources.
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