CNET: “Most router manufacturers collect some form of data about you. Here’s what you need to know. Your W-Fi router is responsible for conveying nearly 100% of your internet traffic. That’s a lot of data — enough to make privacy a concern when picking one out. So, how do you know if your router is collecting data about you? The first place to start looking for answers is your router manufacturer’s privacy policy. Unfortunately, those privacy policies are often brutally long and full of dense and often contradictory language. Data-collection practices are complicated to begin with, and privacy policies tend to do a poor job of explaining them to the average internet user. Even if you read through the policy all the way through, you’ll likely end up with more questions than answers. Fortunately, I have a strong stomach for fine print, and after spending the last few years testing and reviewing routers for CNET, most manufacturers tend to respond to my emails when I have questions. So, after reading through over 30,000 words of privacy policies from seven major router manufacturers and talking to some experts, here’s everything I learned about how routers collect data about you…”