HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges - ““Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.””::“Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.”
Get fucked, HP.
The exact same words that came into my head upon reading this. What a coincidence.
The problem with asshole CXOs like him is that they bring down whole companies and all the people working in it while jogging off to the next CXO role.
Not just him, but the board that supports him should.be kicked out.
What should a printer do: take ink from some means -> print
What shouldnt a printer do: Take ink from cartridge -> read its chip to ensure authenticity -> count cycles of usage to not allow further than the chip allows -> somehow have a buffer overflow due to this implementation
Currently I can scan documents but not print due to a non existent and non resettable “paper jam”. If only the printer were smart enough to just print it would be useable.
It just means HP printers are an insecure mess and a security breach waiting to happen, so should be added on the “do not buy” list for that reason alone.
Then they want to make it a subscription. With the kind of security displayed there, you would be asking to have your credit card data stolen by subscribing.
If they are able to patch the printer firmware they should be able to protect the printer from exploits introduced from the network, or the print cartridge.
It seems a bit of a lame excuse for poor workmanship on their behalf.
