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HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of 'hackers'.(9to5mac.com)

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HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of ‘hackers’.::HP is pushing over-the-air firmware updates to its printers, bricking them if they are using third-party ink cartridges. But don’t…

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Bitflip@lemmy.ml
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Inb4 capture HP’s kill code with Wireshark and forward it to every printer on shodan

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werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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That would be so cool if someone actually did that. Because at that point there would be a ton of people with a decision to make…do I go to HP and get screwed or do I go elsewhere?

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yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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Oh Brother…

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Plopp@lemmy.world
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…where art though printing so beautifully?

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