Comcast Turned Millions of Routers Into Motion Sensors
Comcast just turned millions of leased Xfinity routers into motion sensors that track movement through your home, and buried in the fine print is a clause letting them hand that data to third parties without telling you. Here's what Xfinity Shield actually does, why the tradeoff makes no sense even if you want the feature, and how to get off your ISP's hardware with a modem and router you actually own.Thank you to Cake Wallet for sponsoring this video! Cake Wallet is a free, open-source, wallet where you own your keys, not a bank or third party. Best-in-class Monero support, plus Cake Pay so you can spend crypto on everyday things in the real world. Get them for free now: https://cakewallet.com/install
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 HELLO HOME XFINITY EMPLOYEE
00:28 XFINITY SHIELD EXPLAINED
01:24 STEELMANNING IT...MAYBE?
02:00 THE MASSIVE PRIVACY ISSUES
04:02 OUR SPONSOR: CAKE WALLET 🍰
05:32 STEPS TO ACTUALLY STOP THIS
05:50 STEP 1: TURN IT OFF
05:58 STEP 2: XFINITY OPT OUTS
06:44 STEP 3: DNS & VPN
07:54 STEP 4: NEW HARDWARE
09:28 FINAL THOUGHTS
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