EFF calls on HP to disable printer ink self-destruct sequence

Posted by BernardSwiss on Sep 28, 2016 4:47 AM EDT
Ars Technica; By Jon Brodkin
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"The software update that prevented the use of third-party ink was reportedly distributed in March, but this anti-feature itself wasn't activated until September," EFF Special Advisor Cory Doctorow wrote in a letter to HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler. "That means that HP knew, for at least six months, that some of its customers were buying your products because they believed they were compatible with any manufacturer's ink, while you had already planted a countdown timer in their property that would take this feature away.

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