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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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[–] ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago

If you use third party inks you might get hacked, so we're going to go ahead and hack you in a ransomware style attack by locking your personal property until you comply and use our inks. Get fucked.