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~~Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals~~ [see comments] (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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

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[–] ftbd@feddit.org 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's stopping you from connecting it to the local network but denying internet access? E.g. via a firewall rule or separate VLAN?

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago (3 children)

effort

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

Most relatable comment ever.

[–] john_lemmy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

understandable, have a good day

[–] amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

As if using an USB stick to print isn't more effort 😂