misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-230 days agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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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
minus-squareknexcar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’ve never had an issue with viruses, I’m not a big company nor do I download sketchy files. I feel like if there’s something serious enough to affect me (like the iPhone Unicode character exploit), I’d hear about it.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoYou’ll never have an issue until you do. Not to mention all the issues you don’t know about.
I’ve never had an issue with viruses, I’m not a big company nor do I download sketchy files. I feel like if there’s something serious enough to affect me (like the iPhone Unicode character exploit), I’d hear about it.
You’ll never have an issue until you do. Not to mention all the issues you don’t know about.