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HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers (www.wired.com)

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HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers::The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why does the ink cartridge need to be so smart that it has CVEs?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The printer firmware, not the cartridge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Ah my bad