BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 months agoHP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights virusesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkHP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights virusesarstechnica.comBlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model
minus-squareOverzeetop@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months ago in the code that was talking to the ink cartridge. So the flaw is in the printer or driver, and HP has just admitted to shipping an insecure, nay negligently dangerous, product to consumers?
minus-squareNaN@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoThey all have flaws, that’s ostensibly why they also provide firmware updates. I think it’s likely their software team even fixed the original flaw while their make more money team extended it into locking down products even more.
minus-squareBanzai51@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoIn the 90s, they shipped recovery CDs with viruses baked in. Knowingly shipping destructive code and hardware is kinda HP’s thing.
So the flaw is in the printer or driver, and HP has just admitted to shipping an insecure, nay negligently dangerous, product to consumers?
They all have flaws, that’s ostensibly why they also provide firmware updates. I think it’s likely their software team even fixed the original flaw while their make more money team extended it into locking down products even more.
In the 90s, they shipped recovery CDs with viruses baked in. Knowingly shipping destructive code and hardware is kinda HP’s thing.