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Virgin Media Warns UK Broadband Users Not to Switch Routers Off at Night - ISPreview UK (www.ispreview.co.uk)
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[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 6 points 1 month ago

The malware argument is a bit weak

It's much more than just a bit weak, unless you are somehow continuously monitoring it, so yeah, in most end-user scenarios, it would hardly make a difference to keep it on, even if there were no updates.