Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/551
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47 U.S. Code § 551 - Protection of subscriber privacy | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 551. Protection of subscriber privacy
47 U.S. Code § 551. Protection of subscriber privacy
the period during which such information will be maintained by the cable operator;
the times and place at which the subscriber may have access to such information in accordance with subsection (d); and
the limitations provided by this section with respect to the collection and disclosure of information by a cable operator and the right of the subscriber under subsections (f) and (h) to enforce such limitations.
the term “other service” includes any wire or radio communications service provided using any of the facilities of a cable operator that are used in the provision of cable service; and
the term “cable operator” includes, in addition to persons within the definition of cable operator in section 522 of this title, any person who (i) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or control with, a cable operator, and (ii) provides any wire or radio communications service.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a cable operator shall not use the cable system to collect personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned.
obtain information necessary to render a cable service or other service provided by the cable operator to the subscriber; or
detect unauthorized reception of cable communications.
necessary to render, or conduct a legitimate business activity related to, a cable service or other service provided by the cable operator to the subscriber;
subject to subsection (h), made pursuant to a court order authorizing such disclosure, if the subscriber is notified of such order by the person to whom the order is directed;
the cable operator has provided the subscriber the opportunity to prohibit or limit such disclosure, and
extent of any viewing or other use by the subscriber of a cable service or other service provided by the cable operator, or
the nature of any transaction made by the subscriber over the cable system of the cable operator; or
to a government entity as authorized under chapters 119, 121, or 206 of title 18, except that such disclosure shall not include records revealing cable subscriber selection of video programming from a cable operator.
Any person aggrieved by any act of a cable operator in violation of this section may bring a civil action in a United States district court.
The remedy provided by this section shall be in addition to any other lawful remedy available to a cable subscriber.
(h) Disclosure of information to governmental entity pursuant to court orderExcept as provided in subsection (c)(2)(D), a governmental entity may obtain personally identifiable information concerning a cable subscriber pursuant to a court order only if, in the court proceeding relevant to such court order—
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, § 631, as added Pub. L. 98–549, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2794; amended Pub. L. 102–385, § 20, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1497; Pub. L. 107–56, title II, § 211, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 283.)
2001—Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 107–56, § 211(1), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–56, § 211(2), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(D), a governmental entity” for “A governmental entity” in introductory provisions.
1992—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–385, § 20(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “For purposes of this section, the term ‘personally identifiable information’ does not include any record of aggregate data which does not identify particular persons.”
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102–385, § 20(b), inserted before period at end “and shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent unauthorized access to such information by a person other than the subscriber or cable operator”.