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That’s exactly why I want OpenWrt on my router. To have that kind of control.

Anyway your answer is completely unrelated to my question.


The modem manufacturer might send traffic data to themselves. But the modem would need router capabilities for that, wouldn’t it?


Thank you!

After posting this yesterday when lying in bed trying to sleep (i posted directly before going to bed) I thought of a similar reason:

Since (as far as i understood it) a modem is just a device that converts between 2 different types of internet signals, the ISP also needs one on their end to connect me to their data center. So it would be way easier for them to spy on their end of the cable (or signal, or whatever type of modem is used) than on my end, since there isn’t really much happening in between.


(How) can a modem spy on you?
I'm planning to buy a router and modem and put OpenWrt on it for maximum control and privacy. While I could get a router with an integrated DSL modem, the previous tenants had cable internet so I'm not sure if the DSL connection even works and DSL internet is also more expensive (at least where I live). Fiber optic is not available. The problem is, there is apparently no open firmware for cable modems so I would have to buy a standalone router and a standalone cable modem. I would put OpenWrt on the router and use whatever proprietary firmware came with the modem. So my question is:\ **Can a standalone modem that doesn't do routing, spy on you?**\ If yes a rough explanation how would be appreciated. It seems that modem and router are used interchangeably on the internet (probably because they are mostly combined) so it is really hard to find any information on modems. Here are both Wikipedia articles for reference:\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem \ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(computing)
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where to get games:
this will not probably work for most multiplayer games or always-online games like Genshin Impact

  • lots of games can be bought legally and DRM-free on GOG e.g. The Witcher, Baldurs Gate, Stronghold Crusaider HD
  • especially Indie Games can be bough and/or downloaded on itch.io e.g. Doki Doki Literature Club
  • there is always the option to pirate games

Lutris is a FOSS game launcher for GNU+Linux that handles installing from different (open-API) sources like GOG or itch.io or just a local installer file. It also manages wine/proton versions, settings and prefixes for each game. It also integrates with a lot of emulators for old consoles like 3DS, PSP or Atari.