Comcast has agreed to pay $33 million to settle allegations that the cable company published the names, numbers, and addresses of about 75, 000 Californians who had paid for unlisted phone services, including survivors of domestic abuse. The company exposed the information over a two-year period between 2010 and 2012 through an update error to its security system, according to Comcast spokeswoman Jenny Gendron. The information was sold through a data licensing company and published online and in phone books, according to court records.
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