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New Xfinity router motion-detecting feature stokes privacy fears — feature powered by Wi-Fi signals
(www.tomshardware.com)
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Use your own modem and router so your ISP doesn't have access to it.
With Att fiber, I had to use their gateway or not have internet. You can set it to passthrough mode but I didn't really trust that even with my own router and their wifi disabled.
On Comcast/xfinity copper 2.5, I am 100% using my own modem and router. They kept pushing me to get a streaming box, thermostat, camera, whatever the fuck else and it took several steps to get just the basic service.