misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square241fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: hackernews
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agomessage-square241fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews
Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-squareskankhunt42@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·2 days agoNice, Brother was the last one standing in my mind. I’m glad I have an IoT vlan without internet access. Nothing is allowed to phone home here.
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days ago10 years later Printers now include embedded cellular modems as backup for OTA firmware updates, ink subscriptions and telemetry.
Nice, Brother was the last one standing in my mind.
I’m glad I have an IoT vlan without internet access. Nothing is allowed to phone home here.
10 years later
Printers now include embedded cellular modems as backup for OTA firmware updates, ink subscriptions and telemetry.
Printer Faraday cage.
Dude!