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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      I don’t use official cartridges and bin them afterwards when they’re empty

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      Haha, I should have reread when I translated. You clearly say the data is saved on and the DRM is on the cartridge.