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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by rock_hard on Saturday May 26, 2018 @12:53PM (#17162995)
It would probably be best to let the market regulate by itself but the issue here might be that it’s not visible to users that their router is infected.
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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by jeremyjh on Saturday May 26, 2018 @01:04PM (#17163035)
That is right. This malware is an externality. Externalities typically need to be mitigated through regulation.
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