Illegal TV Boxes Allow Clandestine Access to Subscription Channels and Streaming Services
THE National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and the Community Hackathon Brazil will hold a competition that seeks innovative solutions for the block TV Boxes irregular, popularly called “cat“, which are devices that allow clandestine access to subscription channels and streaming services. The rewards range up to R$ 7,000.
The TV Box Hackathon will be a marathon for developers and will take place on September 28 and 29. Registration is open until September 20 on the page available at this linkThe first three classified will receive prizes of R$ 7,000.00 (1st), R$ 3,000.00 (2nd) and R$ 2,000.00 (3rd).
What is a TV Box and how do you know if it is illegal?
Legal TV Boxes, approved by Anatel, are small devices that allow access to multimedia programming applications, the Internet and social networks. On older televisions that are not considered “smart”, the device can be connected to allow these accesses.
Anatel specifies that it is important for the consumer who buys a TV Box to check whether the device bears the Anatel brand and the number of the Approval Certificate corresponding to the product model. This guarantees that it is a legal TV Box.
“Another way to check whether a TV box is irregular is to check whether the product’s advertising claims that it provides free and unlimited access (without authentication) to a large number of channels, live games and other programs,” the agency warns.
The consumer can still check the file List of approved TV-Boxes from Anatel, which shows products that meet the quality, safety and warranty requirements required by the legislation and the agency. In 2023, Anatel reports blocking 3,900 illegal TV box servers.
Source: Terra
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