Any printing engine design that allows executable data backflow from the ink supply is heinously irresponsible and outright bad. IMO it's a flimsy excuse along the lines of "think of teh children."
It's a bullshit excuse for an asshole business model name by an arrogant prick running a has-been company.
Yeah, I doubt there is any actual security vulnerability here unless they've deliberately baked one in for a 3 letter agency.
This company continues to exist despite it's best efforts to fail. It's really just name recognition at this point. The only good thing I have to say is that I know a surprising number of rational adults that prefer to pay a few dollars a month rather than worry about buying ink cartridges. I csn understand that convenience. Give them enough time, and I'm sure hp will find a way to screw that up also.
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