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HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges - ""Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.""
"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."
Last Thursday, HP CEO Enrique Lores addressed the company's controversial practice of bricking printers when users load them with third-party ink. HP has issued firmware updates that block printers with such ink cartridges from printing, leading to the above lawsuit ( PDF), which is seeking class-action certification. Further, there's a sense from cybersecurity professionals that Ars spoke with that even if such a threat exists, it would take a high level of resources and skills, which are usually reserved for targeting high-profile victims.
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