pox May 20, 2021
@mxtthxw @resist1984
what makes you think HP is Israel, oh noble liberation warrior?
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@pox @mxtthxw #HP isn't just a printer maker, they do defense contracting for the Israeli military and they serve the Gaza strip blockade directly. HP also has contracts with #ICE, they sponsor #FoxNews, they are a #GMA member, & they sponsored both #CISA & #CISPA.
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@mxtthxw @pox #HP also has some anti-consumer tendencies: makes printers that produce #trackerDots & they collect data about what you print: https://robertheaton.com/2019/09/15/hp-printers-send-data-on-what-you-print-back-to-hp, & HP was caught sabotaging printers that used non-HP ink: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/17/968704526/why-printers-are-the-worst
HP printers try to send data back to HP about your devices and what you print | Robert Heaton

Last week my in-laws politely but firmly asked me to set up their new HP printer. I protested that I’m completely clueless about that sort of thing, despite my tax-return-job-title of “software engineer”. Still remonstrating, I was gently bundled into their study with an instruction pamphlet, a cup of tea, a promise to unlock the door once I’d printed everyone’s passport forms, and a warning not to try the window because the roof tiles are very loose.

May 22, 2021 at 12:53pmWeb