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

  • FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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    1 day ago

    Yes, always blame the consumer for not knowing they need to opt-out.

    Next, people will be at fault for their microwaves collecting their fingerprints because they didn’t read the fine print at fucking Sears.

    • everett@lemmy.ml
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      22 hours ago

      Please point to the words where I blamed the consumer. Feel free to use your system’s copy and paste functionality, if that makes it easier to share the words in question.

      Because as far as I can tell, there are two components to my comment:

      1. The part where I made the clear that I’m not defending this. (“Not to defend this”)
      2. The part where I shared information that might be helpful for someone who already owns one of these. (Everything else!)

      Thanks! I await your reply.