Comcast turns Xfinity routers into home motion detectors — free Wi-Fi sensing feature tracks RF interference with zero extra hardware required

Comcast turns Xfinity routers into home motion detectors — free Wi-Fi sensing feature tracks RF interference with zero extra hardware required

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TechieTwo If you actually check your Comcast modem you'll likely find it's insecure to start with, so this just makes it easier for the hackers. Reply

hush now manufacturing consent so Comcast, the scumiest of tech companies, can directly send this data to fed agencies for hypersurveillance. Comcast already has multiple government contracts with the military and 3 letter agencies and private contracts with weapons/security/intelligence companies so expect this to be flock 2.0 on steroids. Reply

cheezyfrye Yet another reason to source your own wireless router, rather than pay extra every month just so somebody can monitor you…Heck, they should be paying us to take their friggin xfinity router. Reply

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