My Home Secure NetGear WRN1000 Started last year to just start broadcasting it's SSID. I've been in IT for over 18 years and know that broadcasting your SSID is not a secure way for a home security system. I mean my network has a Corporate firewall and a Cisco Meraki wireless for God sakes.
When I talked to Comcast last year and even had a tech out, (and even the tech was suprised) I was told this was the way it was and had to be. Since then I have had the said last years router replaced and still it happened. I even had the touch screen replaced, which that tech asked the same question about the SSID being broadcasted. He was told the same thing again, that it had to be that way.
REALLY?