{
  "id": 1715655,
  "title": "Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/comcast-is-turning-millions-of-its-routers-into-motion-detectors",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/981381/comcast-xfinity-shield-wifi-motion-sensing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customers' homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A new update to the Xfinity Internet app, arriving today, August 18th, enables the feature on compatible Xfinity routers at no extra cost. Announced as part of its new Xfinity Shield service, WiFi […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Comcast is rolling out Wi-Fi motion sensing to its Xfinity gateways, a free opt-in feature that allows its routers to detect movement at home (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/comcast-is-rolling-out-wi-fi-motion-sensing-to-its-xfinity-gateways-a",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:40:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}