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HP avoids monetary damages over bricked printers in class-action settlement
HP has previously paid millions for bricking printers, but not this time.
In recent years, HP has continued pushing this claim, despite security experts that Ars has spoken with agreeing that there’s virtually zero reason for printer users to worry about getting hacked through ink. In 2019, HP said it would pay$1.5 million to settle a similar class-action case in California, and it paid approximately AUD$50 each to Australian customers impacted by Dynamic Security in 2018. The lawsuit centers on Dynamic Security firmware updates pushed “in late 2022 and early 2023" and accuses HP of creating a “monopoly in the aftermarket for replacement cartridges” [ PDF].
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