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HP CEO: Blocking third-party ink from printers fights viruses

"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-ceo-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-fights-viruses/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica @gsuberland's comment was about SPD EEPROMs on memory modules, not in printer cartridges as the article suggests -- it's a comparably small amount of memory. The point is that they have the background to comment on the plausibility of such an attack.

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