The demo shows it working both ways, so you're in luck

It's infuriating to take the time to draft & send a thought out email to my representatives only to receive a canned email 8 months later.

Most of the time the response is even something like "ok cool opinion but I believe the opposite so bummer" (obviously exaggerated but the meaning is identical).

I will try a letter at some point, email feels completely useless.

Same, and I find it really difficult to care about it anymore.

It was leaked through no fault of my own. There are 0 actual consequences to companies doing it. So what am I going to do - stew about it??

I don't believe so. These boxes provide access to premium TV channels and live sports, not just public broadcasting.

In the last few months I've seen many advertisements for a device they call the "Super Box" - it's essentially an (Android based?) IPTV device with every channel imaginable. The people I know with them paid around $300 and there isn't a monthly fee.

I have a hunch they're trading free TV for becoming a residential proxy unknowingly. Would love to capture network traffic from one and see what's really going on.

The fact that people are willing to buy these super sketchy devices and plug them into their networks without a second thought is kinda scary.