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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[–] 9 points 11 months ago*

Wow that's wild. I kinda get it though; it's probably valuable insight into the lifespan of the hardware.

...Hopefully that's all of the data they collect from that hardware. Kinda doubtful though

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