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-square155fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1457arrow-down1external-link[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer companyyoutu.beHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square155fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·10 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_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·10 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-down1·1 hour 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