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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[–] 51 points 11 months ago (5 children)

So what I need to do if I own an HP printer when it’s at end of life is set it on fire in a blast furnace?

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  • [–] 67 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    As someone that's worked on them, id recommend just starting out with the blast furnace. It'll save a ton of headaches down the line.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Oh are you a fellow printer hater? Glad to meet you! I've been hating them since the 80s/90s when I, as a child, was rather frustrated with a working printer deciding to not work on my first few personal PCs. I'm just relieved now when my current printer wakes up and does what I ask of it...

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Or just turn off the data storage to the memory chip from the control panel.

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