Re:Verizon Knows Your WiFi SSID and Key
by deathanatos on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @09:59PM
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Even if you replace Verizon's router, presumably they have upstream nodes that they could monitor your traffic with just as easily. You'd have to replace all of Verizon.
The Verizon router is like any other intermediate node on the Internet: don't trust it. Removing it won't really affect your privacy.
To clarify, I meant putting your own WiFi bridge or access point behind Verizon's router. (This is what was suggested at the bottom of the original article.) If Verizon has total control over their routers (they do), then using your own WiFi won't matter.
The way to get more privacy is to replace Verizon's router with your own, or to nest your router behind Verizon's.