Overview
- Amazon said it has expanded an ACE-led program to block apps that enable access to pirated content, including those sideloaded outside its Appstore.
- Fire TV customers will be notified when an app is identified as facilitating piracy and will be offered the option to uninstall it.
- FACT and multiple police forces contacted more than 1,000 people by email or text using details seized during illegal streaming investigations.
- Authorities warn users can be prosecuted under Section 11 of the Fraud Act 2006, citing the recent jailing of Jonathan Edge as a high-profile example.
- Police and experts say illicit apps and loaded devices often carry malware and scams, even as polling shows many Britons still consider illegal streaming over Christmas.