Lawmakers: FCC proposal could allow foreign spying on Americans through cable boxes

Published June 10, 2016 3:04pm ET



The Federal Communications Commission is looking at new rules for cable box providers that could allow foreign governments to spy on consumers in their homes, according to two lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee.

The comments were made by committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, in a letter questioning the agency’s proposal to allow third-party device manufacturers, like Google or Amazon, to access the market for the “set-top boxes” traditionally provided by cable companies.

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