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GauntletWizard 4 days ago

They're increasingly turning to contracts with Comcast and AT+T so that even if you don't have them on the network, they can phone home on the neighbor's wifi.

big_toast 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Do you have additional information about this? I'm having trouble finding reporting or discussion on it.

GauntletWizard 4 days ago | parent [-]

That's because they understand how creepy it is. But you can find plenty of pieces about what great things it's doing for local municipalities, who have comparably small budgets, and read between the lines.

https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/comcast-expands...

LocalH 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Don't forget they can just drop a 4G modem into the TV too.

DANmode 4 days ago | parent [-]

but also don’t forget that nobody has yet.