Here’s what data Comcast says its motion-detecting routers collect

Wi-Fi Motion is an opt-in service from Xfinity that turns your Gateway into a motion-sensing device. | Image: Comcast Comcast announced a new platform this week called Xfinity Shield that includes the option to let customers turn their routers into motion sensors . Many people reacted with fear and anger. "I am not enabling this. I am also seriously considering replacing my leased gateway with my own equipment, because a device I do not control sitting in my living room measuring the motion of my family is not a feature I asked for," wrote one customer on the r/Comcast subreddit Some concerns stem from a clause on the support page for the feature, called WiFi Motion , which says Comcast might share motion-sensing data without notifying you if compelled by … Read the full story at The Verge.