Ask for just a plain modem and buy your own WiFi router. If that isn’t an option, disable the routing functions and turn off the WiFi and buy your own router.
I haven’t had a provider supplied modem or router in well over a decade. Not everyone has the know how to do this but it’s not hard to learn and they should learn.
Yeah, they used something like fluctuations in the WiFi signal, so you can turn it off. I suppose they could broadcast secretly without an SSID, but there are apps that will show it, so I doubt they would.
Ask for just a plain modem and buy your own WiFi router. If that isn’t an option, disable the routing functions and turn off the WiFi and buy your own router.
I haven’t had a provider supplied modem or router in well over a decade. Not everyone has the know how to do this but it’s not hard to learn and they should learn.
Does owning my own hardware prevent the service provider from getting this data?
Yeah, they used something like fluctuations in the WiFi signal, so you can turn it off. I suppose they could broadcast secretly without an SSID, but there are apps that will show it, so I doubt they would.
They can also see more than just movement: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a42575068/scientists-use-wifi-to-see-through-walls/
Could also Faraday cage the isp supplied router.
They would have to have access to the wifi piece specifically, so asside from them hacking the router, which is unlikely…
It makes it a lot less likely.