Anatel has announced action to block the pirated TV Box signal. However, not all of these devices are illegal. Understanding what characterizes illegal TV boxes or IPTVs:
Last Thursday (9), the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) announced an action plan to combat the use and marketing of counterfeit TV Boxes. According to the Brazilian Pay-TV Association (ABTA), approximately 6 million Brazilian homes have illegal access to pay-TV.
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However, it should be noted that not all Television it’s illegal. The device is also used to turn a regular TV into a smart TV, offering access to streaming platforms and other applications. Some of the regulated models available on the market are: apple TV, Google chromecast, Xiaomi Mi TV stick, amazon fire tv and Rock Express.
Illegal devices are those that decrypt pay TV channels via IPTV without permission. In Brazil, this practice is considered a crime for violating the copyright law (9610/1998) and the general telecommunications law (9472/1997). Furthermore, pirated devices have not been inspected by Anatel, which could pose a risk to users.
How to know if my device is legal or not?
All legal TV Box devices have an Anatel stamp of approval, which must be pasted on it, otherwise, it is considered pirated. Also, the content available on the device requires a subscription, so if you have access to different content without paying anything, it is an illegal device.
The risks of the pirated TV Box
According to the analyzes of Anatelmalicious software called malware, able to control the device remotely without permission; improperly access your data and information, including financial records and photo files; enable access to data from devices that share the same internet network.
“The agency’s technicians have also verified in tests that the malware, via botnet, allows the remote operation of installed applications and the implementation of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service), with risks for public institutions and private companies using telecommunications networks,” the regulatory body said.
Anatel will block the signal for illegal devices
The agency has announced it will shut down central servers that provide access to pay TV at very little or no cost. When identifying servers providing pirated content, the IP address of the equipment will be provided by Anatel to the Internet provider, which will block it. The process will be gradual on approximately 5 million devices.
According to Anatel, consumers will not be fined — despite the unauthorized consumption of pirated content — since the objective of the action is to punish those who profit from the marketing and put an end to the piracy structure.
“We don’t focus on punishing this consumer, but on protecting this user. Because he, many times, due to disinformation, has the enemy at home who steals his data. In addition to damaging the entire telecommunications network. Here is because, our goal is to block these IPs so that this consumer is also protected,” explains Moisés Moreira, Anatel consultant.
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