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Your Comcast router doubles as a motion detector now - and a potential police informant
Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Aug.
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Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer Contributing Writer Aug. 19, 2026 at 10:13 a.m. PT LB Studios/Connect Images/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Comcast has announced a new Xfinity router feature designed to improve home security -- but it may come with privacy caveats.
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