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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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Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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more often than not, it’s in the name of security

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henfredemars@infosec.pub
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But whose security?

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Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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the poor defenseless users, of course 🙏

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SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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Is “users” a new way of saying shareholders?

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MedicsOfAnarchy@lemmy.world
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Profits security.

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Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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Surely this actually cuts into their profits in the longer term? More and more people will simply refuse to buy HP hardware. If they don’t, they deserve to get grifted to high heavens and back at this point.

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Hotdogman@lemmy.world
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Think of the kids… security.

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