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  Five Facts to Help Keep Your Family Safe from the Risks of Pirated Content
  
  Educating your children about the risks associated with pirate content will help keep your familie's home network secure and your sensitive information safe.
  
  Piracy 101
  Money for Nothing
  
  The Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) reports that as more Americans turn to streaming, cyber threat actors have become more active than ever and it’s time we take piracy seriously.
  
  Piracy 101
  How to Keep Your Family Safe from Streaming Pirated Content
  
  I think we can all agree that watching TV shows, movies, sports, even children’s programming is very different from how it was when we were kids, but have you ever thought about the potential risks associated with streaming illegal content?
  
  Piracy 101
  Mark Lanterman on Consequences of Malware
  
  A common repercussion of viewing pirated content is malware infection, the effects of which range from annoying to painful.
Hidden Costs of Piracy
- Hidden Costs of Piracy
  PIRATED CONTENT? DON’T DO IT. (Watch)
  
  Watch the video series on the risks of pirated content.
  
  Hidden Costs of Piracy
  How much are you willing to pay to get that free content? (WATCH)
  
  Hidden Costs of Piracy
  Top 4 Reasons to Avoid Pirated Content (WATCH)
  
  Video: There are many reasons why viewing pirated TV, movies and sports content is a bad idea. Click to watch the top four risks.
  
  Hidden Costs of Piracy
  Identity Theft: Recommendations
  
  Nobody thinks their identity is going to be stolen, until it is. And it’s happening to more people each year. Keeping sensitive, personal information...
In the News
- Arrests & Take-downs
  U.S. and Brazil Stage Unprecedented Joint Crackdown on Online Content Pirates
  
  Published by Variety on 11/6
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians lost both their streaming content and their subscription payments when more than 250 illegal, pirate content sites and apps were shut down in an unprecedented, international law enforcement operation. These shutdowns were the latest in an accelerating global campaign to root out and dismantle services selling pirated TV, film and sports.
  
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  In the News
  Synamedia, Ampere Report: Education Won’t Stop Sports Piracy
  
  Published by Mesa on 10/26
  
  Pirated, illegal sports streaming is a significant global problem, but there are fan-friendly incentives broadcast rights holders can offer to increase the number of people who access sports content legitimately. A survey of more than ten-thousand sports fans in ten countries provides ideas for satisfying fans’ desires for non-pirated but reasonably priced sports.
  
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  Arrests & Take-downs
  ACE TV, Firestick Plusman Repo, and Other Domains Seized By ACE / MPA
  
  Published by Torrent Freak on 10/4
  
  In its ongoing, international effort to protect the legal rights of legitimate content producers and distributors, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has, in recent months, shut down a variety of illegal, pirate IPTV services and their accomplices. When IPTV services shut down, they disappear without warning, leaving paid customers with no service and no recourse.
  
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  In the News
  The Rise of the Pirate Stream
  
  Whether or not you’ve heard of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) you’re almost certainly familiar with it. In a nutshell, IPTV is live television—sometimes now...
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Piracy websites and apps may spread malicious software that infects your device or network, putting your personal information at risk.

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Seemingly inexpensive piracy devices, apps or websites often get shut down for distributing pirated content, leaving users in the lurch.

Criminals can exploit the valuable personal and financial information users provide when they set up an account with a piracy site or service.

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Piracy websites and apps may spread malicious software that infects your device or network, putting your personal information at risk.

Unreliable Services

Seemingly inexpensive piracy devices, apps or websites often get shut down for distributing pirated content, leaving users in the lurch.

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Malware

Piracy websites and apps may spread malicious software that infects your device or network, putting your personal information at risk.

Unreliable Services

Seemingly inexpensive piracy devices, apps or websites often get shut down for distributing pirated content, leaving users in the lurch.

Criminals can exploit the valuable personal and financial information users provide when they set up an account with a piracy site or service.

Identity Theft

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Malware

Piracy websites and apps may spread malicious software that infects your device or network, putting your personal information at risk.

Unreliable Services

Seemingly inexpensive piracy devices, apps or websites often get shut down for distributing pirated content, leaving users in the lurch.

Criminals can exploit the valuable personal and financial information users provide when they set up an account with a piracy site or service.

Identity Theft

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Malware

Piracy websites and apps may spread malicious software that infects your device or network, putting your personal information at risk.

Unreliable Services

Seemingly inexpensive piracy devices, apps or websites often get shut down for distributing pirated content, leaving users in the lurch.

Criminals can exploit the valuable personal and financial information users provide when they set up an account with a piracy site or service.

Identity Theft

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44% of pirated streaming device users report malware attacks

Malware

Piracy websites and apps may spread malicious software that infects your device or network, putting your personal information at risk.

Unreliable Services

Seemingly inexpensive piracy devices, apps or websites often get shut down for distributing pirated content, leaving users in the lurch.

Criminals can exploit the valuable personal and financial information users provide when they set up an account with a piracy site or service.

Identity Theft

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Piracy 101

Five Facts to Help Keep Your Family Safe from the Risks of Pirated Content

Educating your children about the risks associated with pirate content will help keep your familie's home network secure and your sensitive information safe.

Read more

Piracy 101

Money for Nothing

The Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) reports that as more Americans turn to streaming, cyber threat actors have become more active than ever and it’s time we take piracy seriously.

Read more

Piracy 101

How to Keep Your Family Safe from Streaming Pirated Content

I think we can all agree that watching TV shows, movies, sports, even children’s programming is very different from how it was when we were kids, but have you ever thought about the potential risks associated with streaming illegal content?

Read more

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