Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
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Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#2> Subject to applicable law, Comcast may disclose information generated by your WiFi Motion to third parties without further notice to you in connection with any law enforcement investigation or proceeding, any dispute to which Comcast is a party, or pursuant to a court order or subpoena.
Sounds like, at least in some limited circumstances (using the provided WiFi AP, having this feature turned on, etc), ISPs are going to be able to tell law enforcement/courts whether anyone was home at a certain time or not.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#3> Subject to applicable law, Comcast may disclose information generated by your WiFi Motion to third parties without further notice to you in connection with any law enforcement investigation or proceeding, any dispute to which Comcast is a party, or pursuant to a court order or subpoena. Sounds like, at least in some limited circumstances (using the provided WiFi AP, having this feature turned on, etc), ISPs are goi…
And also how many people are currently in the house, right at this moment. Maybe even which rooms of the house those people are in.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#4I remember reading this paper when it came out, didn't think it would be commercializable, and here we are.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#5One takeaway from this is that there's a strong privacy case for disabling the built-in wireless network from your ISP-provided modem/router and using your own, to reduce the number of ways that your ISP can surveil you.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#6> Subject to applicable law, Comcast may disclose information generated by your WiFi Motion to third parties without further notice to you in connection with any law enforcement investigation or proceeding, any dispute to which Comcast is a party, or pursuant to a court order or subpoena. Sounds like, at least in some limited circumstances (using the provided WiFi AP, having this feature turned on, etc), ISPs are goi…
And also how many people are currently in the house, right at this moment. Maybe even which rooms of the house those people are in.
WiFi can also be used to detect heartrate and breathing, which can leak additional ad-targeting information related to activity, arousal, or agitation.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#7One takeaway from this is that there's a strong privacy case for disabling the built-in wireless network from your ISP-provided modem/router and using your own, to reduce the number of ways that your ISP can surveil you.
That’s always a good idea, but they’ll still be able to tell when someone is home because the outbound internet traffic will increase.
And don’t forget to set your DNS to a non-ISP resolver.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#8One takeaway from this is that there's a strong privacy case for disabling the built-in wireless network from your ISP-provided modem/router and using your own, to reduce the number of ways that your ISP can surveil you.
This is piled on top of the existing strong case for all Comcast wifi equipment being hot garbage. If some confluence of poor regulations has led you to being stuck with Comcast, the least you can do for yourself is get your own DOCSIS modem and routers and access points that you control.
Re: Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
#9One takeaway from this is that there's a strong privacy case for disabling the built-in wireless network from your ISP-provided modem/router and using your own, to reduce the number of ways that your ISP can surveil you.
Even better, don't use the Comcast router at all. It's a rip off anyway
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#10I don't want my ISP doing this to me, but it sounds like something pretty cool to do myself. Does anybody know what the current state of "self-hosting" this kind of functionality is?