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Tom’s Hardware: Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can’t be properly recycled. “The City Council has voted to create an ordinance that will ban single-use printer cartridges that can’t be refilled or that don’t have a take-back program offered by the vendor. This includes basically any ink or toner module that’s bound to end up […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/02/toms-hardware-los-angeles-aims-to-ban-single-use-printer-cartridges-new-ordinance-will-target-ink-and-toner-that-cant-be-properly-recycled/
Tom’s Hardware: Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can’t be properly recycled. “The City Council has voted to cre…
I just hacked my printer cartridge!
I have a Brother MFC-J6530DW. Good quality, doesn't clog, prints A3 and both sided. Great! Of course ink is a rip off, but not the worse. We get 3rd party refill.
It couldn't read the black cartridge even if it was full. Checked online and learnt they have batteries. I replaced it and now it works as good as new!
(Does it count as a hack? I think it does)
Ars Technica: Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges. “HP, along with other printer brands, is infamous for issuing firmware updates that brick already-purchased printers that have tried to use third-party ink. In a new form of frustration, HP is now being accused of issuing a firmware update that broke customers’ laser printers—even though the devices […]
If a printer ink cartridge can infect the computer attached to the printer with malware, you have built your printer wrong.
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/hp-ceo-justifies-blocking-third-party-ink-cartridges-by-claiming-they-can-inject-malware
#HP #Printer #Printerink #Malware
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Idea: regulate such that printers and printer inks can not be manufactured or sold by companies within the same corporate/conglomerate/ownership structure.
Give them the option of instead following an open source standard for the cartridges and ban any and all forms of the machines or software even checking the manufacturer of the cartridges. Then they can do both.
Can I get the Pirate Party on board with this?
#PirateParty #PiratPartiet #Printers #HP #EU #PrinterInk
HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals
HP has sparked fury after issuing a #firmware update which blocks customers from using cheaper, non-HP ink cartridges in its printers.
Customers’ devices were remotely updated in line with new terms which mean their printers will not work unless they are fitted with approved #inkcartridges
#HewlettPackard #HP #printers #printing #printerink #righttorepair #technology #tech #business
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/hp-printers-computers-ink-cartridges-rivals/
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