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-square163fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1483arrow-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-square163fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·13 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-up17arrow-down1·13 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-down6·4 hours agoSo issue here is privacy, the library is likely scanning whatever device connected, not just the files and file metadata
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoSeriously? The library computers are running Windows 8 I highly doubt they have the technical expertise to do anything. Also why would they?
minus-squarealcoholic_chipmunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoI kind of doubt it. Local libraries have a hard time staying open due to funding.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours ago$5 USB fob for printing
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
Seriously? The library computers are running Windows 8 I highly doubt they have the technical expertise to do anything. Also why would they?
I kind of doubt it. Local libraries have a hard time staying open due to funding.
$5 USB fob for printing