Class action lawsuit to Comcast, Time Warner: why do you keep SSNs of former customers? [Roundup]

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• Comcast, Time Warner Cable Sued Over Ex-Customer Records [Hollywood Reporter] — “Plaintiffs say that big cable companies have no reason to keep credit card info and warn of risks. “
• Comcast shareholders approve proposal to dump ‘poison-pill’ defense [Inquirer]  — “Rejecting the recommendation of Comcast Corp.’s top management, independent shareholders approved a nonbinding resolution that seeks to dismantle the Philadelphia company’s poison-pill takeover defense.”
• Why Comcast’s Price Discrimination Strategy Makes Me Hate Them [Forbes]

• Elnora Conner, 61, choir member, Comcast customer service representative [Inquirer] — Obituary of a nearly 15-year Comcast employee
• Comcast Expands Xfinity Voice Service Availability in Virginia [Marketwatch]
• Enabled WiFi to the 2012 NCTA Cable Show [Comcast Voices]
• Comcast’s ThePlatform Moves Down-Market With MPX Essentials Entry-Level Packages Aimed at Small and Midsize Customers [Multichannel News]
• InDemand, Comcast Media Center to Provide Technical Support for Pac-12 Networks [Multichannel News]
• Watch Digital Disruption Panel at NCTA 2012 [Comcast Voices]

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