Resistance is futile

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• programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Never let your printer connect to the internet

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  • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve seen newer printers that won’t work without a cloud connection.

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  • Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Controversial, but same with your television.

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    • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t say that’s controversial, but it’s really just a matter of choosing which platform you think will enshittify slowest.

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• CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Louis Rossmann is correct: there is no reason to let your printer connect to the internet. They’re never going to release an update that makes the printer insanely better or more efficient. It might improve the program & functionality, just slightly? But every time it connects there is a very real possibility they push an update on your purchased goods to fuck you over. It’s not worth it.

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• POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m sp glad to be paperless. Printers are a joke.

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  • MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Thankfully I learned this lesson early in life and I haven’t owned in printer in nearly 20 years.

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• StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s why all I have is an old black and white brother printer, because you can’t even trust them anymore

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• FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Forced updates should be illegal.

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• hOrni@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s not how you deal with a printer. This is:

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8

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  • MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But how are you going to produce your TPS reports after this?

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