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

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[–] 208 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This information helps HP design future products to meet our customers' printing needs.

🤔🤔🤔 I doubt this very much...

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