Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day ago[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer companyyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1471arrow-down111file-text
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minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 hours agoI rarely use a printer now that my kids are in college. When it dies, I had a choice between laser printer, Brother inkjet, or none. “None” is now my first choice
minus-squarekent_ehlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·11 hours agoThat’s what we did. For the few pages we need to print, I can use the machine at the library for $0.10/page.
minus-squarecomfydecal@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 hours agoSo issue here is privacy, the library is likely scanning whatever device connected, not just the files and file metadata
I rarely use a printer now that my kids are in college. When it dies, I had a choice between laser printer, Brother inkjet, or none. “None” is now my first choice
That’s what we did.
For the few pages we need to print, I can use the machine at the library for $0.10/page.
So issue here is privacy, the library is likely scanning whatever device connected, not just the files and file metadata