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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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[-] valen@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

So the bricking is because there are chips in the ink cartridges. And why are there chips in the cartridges? Because HP wants to charge exorbitant rates for ink.

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