HP once again caught sneaking code into printers to reject third-party ink
by Cory Doctorow from on (#326BK)
In March 2016, HP sent millions of Inkjet and Inkject Pro owners a fake "security update" that was really a timebomb: six months later, in September 2016 (one year ago!), the "security update" code started rejecting third party ink, prompting nearly 15,000 complaints from HP owners. (more")