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Cable Communications Policy Act

Cable Communications Policy Act

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Cable Communications Policy Act

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- The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 implemented many policies affecting cable television providers. Like many of the laws that I discussed in this course, privacy is only a small component of the law, but it is the component that we are interested in discussing. Let's look at the privacy provisions that apply to cable companies. Cable system operators are prohibited from using their systems to collect personally identifiable information from customers without obtaining prior consent unless this information is necessary to provide their service or detect unauthorized use of the service. When cable system operators do collect personally identifiable information, they may not disclose it unless it's required to provide service to the subscriber. As with most privacy laws, there is an exception for information disclosed pursuant to court orders, but the cable provider must notify the customer when they receive…

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