Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020)
by diamondo25 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @04:56AM
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Brother software has always been the worst experience for me. Its like some ancient Windows XP setup that you have to download from a 2003 website that sometimes gives errors and isnt very helpful. Uninstalling feels like Norton, where you probably need extra software to remove the crud it left behind.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020)
by KirillPanov on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:21AM
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Why do people waste time on any "bonus software" they found in the box with their printer?
This is why I love Brother printers: I've never had to touch their software. Ever. Been buying their printers for over a decade. You pipe postscript to them on port 9100, they print it. Done. Their software could be 100% refined APT-malware, and I'm totally okay with that.
Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020)
by hitpointdrew on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:08AM
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Brother software? I bought a Brother a few months ago, no software install on any device required. I just plugged it in, and it worked. Hell I can even print from my phone to it.
Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020)
by drivers99 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @09:57AM
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The Brother software I have on Windows 10 opens an application window (as seen on the taskbar as a running app, not the system tray) that is trying to ask me to update, but there is no visible application window. I have to right click the icon and choose Exit to get rid of it.