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The request seeks to require third-party manufacturers of set-top boxes to publish consumer-facing statements of compliance with privacy obligations that already apply to satellite and cable providers.
On June 3, 14 State Attorneys General and the Attorney General
of the District of Columbia published a letter to the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC") requesting that the FCC
include a privacy certification requirement in prospective rules
opening the pay-TV set-top box market to third-party developers.
The request seeks to require third-party manufacturers of set-top
boxes to publish consumer-facing statements of compliance with
privacy obligations that already apply to satellite and cable
providers.
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