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HP's Dynamic Security system and bricking practice on its printers appear to be connected to a longer-term goal of creating a subscription service for ink.

HP has continued to release software updates for its Dynamic Security system that bricks its printers when they're used with third-party ink cartridges — an extremely controversial practice that has seen the company hit with several lawsuits. Now in an interview with CNBC, HP CEO Enrique Lores has shed some light on why the company […]

HP has found that ink cartridges can be hacked with viruses, which may help strengthen their subscription model.

HP CEO Enrique Lores gave an interview to CNBC where he was asked about the firmware bricking printers with third-party inks. The CEO said theyre protecting their IP, but continued saying that third-party cartridges can inject viruses.

The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical.

HP is very insistent that users of its printers don't turn to cheaper third-party alternatives for their ink cartridges. It introduced a feature called Dynamic Security in...

"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."

ACCORDING to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence (Criminal Justice Handbook

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The Dynamic Security system keeps bricking printers that use third-party ink