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Comcast Plans Cable Boxes with Integrated Wi-Fi and Snooping

Posted by michael on from the all-in-one dept.

Kaa writes "Short version: Comcast's cable modem/802.11g base station that is made by Linksys has capabilities to 'phone home' to Comcast and tell them how many devices are connected to your WiFi base station, how much bandwidth they are using, etc. It also has the capability to 'disable LAN segments' which, I assume, means they can kick your devices off your home network if they choose to do so. Something tells me this particular device won't make it into my house..."

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  1. So? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What's the problem, exactly?

  2. WHAT!!! by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 0, Troll

    dude, it is a home network!!!

    WTF.

    it better have the ability to disable the wifi in it so that I can hook up my own access point behind a router.

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  3. Re:This is a product for the lusers... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That is crap

  4. Re:In Soviet Russia by pknoll · · Score: -1, Troll
    Thanks, I needed a nice laugh this afternoon.

    This is one of the very few "Soviet Russia" jokes I've seen on /. that's actually funny. =)

  5. In Soviet Union . . . by karnifex · · Score: 0, Troll

    . . . we watch cable. In America, cable watches you.

  6. Re:Smoothwall by chainsaw1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Except speakeasy doesn't do cable. I'm not sure what's worse... that your putting shameless plugs on /. or that you got modded insightful

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