HP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with sticker

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Can someone explain why there’s a cloud printing service involved here at all? We’ve been able to print over WiFi for a decade now.
Data collection is the current in trend for most tech companies. They cant scrape any data if you don’t download their spyware app on your phone or use their cloud servers. Any little scrap of data they can gather from you they will sell to anyone and everyone.

Companies been after the new gold for ages. Any excuse to mine your data.

That way they can lock you in making it difficult to transition. All those icloud users locked into the Apple ecosystem. They make it easy and then you are stuck.

Be careful with your data.