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HP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights viruses (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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crossposted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/383102

His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model

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[–] [email protected] 133 points 9 months ago (2 children)

To put it another way: HP printers are so poorly designed that ink cartridges are vectors for viruses

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

We created a completely unnecessary security vulnerability in the device we sold you. Better buy our overpriced ink cartridges to ensure no one exploits it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

two years laytair

"HP has issued a recall on its print cartridges after a security issue allowed hackers to gain access to their source code."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

If you would just continuously use our proprietary, wireless DRM-enabled, subscription disinfectant, the wounds we keep cutting into you will (likely) remain uninfected