The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical.

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.

  • Magnus Åhall@lemmy.ahall.seEnglish
    25·
    10 个月前

    What if they DIDN’T have a chip in the ink cartridge, and just used it as a container that could be refilled and used in every printer they made? No hacking the cartridge then.

    No, that’s crazy talk!

    • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      10 个月前

      No but see then you could get hacked through…uh…nanobots in the ink! Yeah. Real problem, totally possible, definitely happens.