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

  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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    13 hours ago

    Why trash it? Give it away, maybe someone else will have a router that the printer accepts. If they get it working, they won’t buy a new one and give HP money. (Warn them about the Instant Ink trap though)