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

  • everett@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1428·
    2 months ago

    Not to defend this, but

    a customer can choose not to store usage data on the memory chip through the control panel.

    • mang0@lemmy.zipEnglish
      16·
      2 months ago

      Honestly, make opting out of shit that primarily benefits the company should be illegal. No one should have to opt out of giving away their data. When installing windows, you at least get the choice to opt out of some of their bullshit.

      • everett@lemmy.mlEnglish
        62·
        2 months ago

        Of course, and my comment wasn’t saying that the opt-out makes it okay.

      • everett@lemmy.mlEnglish
        142·
        2 months ago

        In case you’re actually concerned with my credentials in this area, I’m a person who’s quoting the article.

    • FosterMolasses@leminal.spaceEnglish
      3·
      2 months 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.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 months 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.