They use the small flash inside the DRM chip in the cartridge to store the telemetry, then the e-waste companies are paid by HP to read and send to the mothership the contents of the chips sent to recycle

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    This information helps HP design future products to meet our customers’ printing needs.

    🤔🤔🤔 I doubt this very much…

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      This information helps HP design future products to meet our customers’ printing needs. (With regards to pricing)

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        Hey Boss, it looks like those $50 ink cartridges still print more than one page with a filling. We can reduce the amount of ink even further!