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.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    arrow-down
    25
    ·
    1 month ago

    Not to defend this, but

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

      • everett@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 month ago

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