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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by jchw on Sunday September 29, 2024 @03:19AM (#41685495)
Being exploited doesn't come from being dumb. If anything, the way I see it, it's no coincidence if people just happen to be kept ignorant in a way that's beneficial to the systems that are also exploiting them.

We do have some printers here that are designed for this use case for what it's worth. Dunno if they are any good. Personally, I have had a Brother color laser for years.

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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by lazide on Sunday September 29, 2024 @04:25AM (#41685783)
What would you call someone ‘prone to be easily exploitable’, and ‘unable to see/resist exploitation’?

I’m sure there are other words that we can use too.

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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by loa_in_ on Sunday September 29, 2024 @09:41AM (#41687356)
"Easily exploitable and unable to resist exploitation" is perfectly fine. We're not short on writing space here.
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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by lazide on Sunday September 29, 2024 @10:42AM (#41687744)
I don’t know, sounds dumb.
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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by jchw on Sunday September 29, 2024 @10:56AM (#41687837)
"Dumb" is an insult to someone's intelligence, as if the problem is them. Ignorant is a bit closer.

But that's not actually my point to be honest, my point is that the problem is not the people who are getting screwed over. It's the people screwing them over.

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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by lazide on Sunday September 29, 2024 @01:08PM (#41688719)
The people screwing them over rely on a target rich environment.

One could not exist without the other.

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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by jchw on Sunday September 29, 2024 @01:52PM (#41689043)
Uh huh. And what do you think causes a "target-rich environment" anyhow? Just people getting dumber for no reason?
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Re:Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges by lazide on Monday September 30, 2024 @03:11AM (#41694365)
Everyone being pushed down Maslow’s hierarchy of needs due to macroeconomic and political forces, generally. Possibly by a population wide event like a pandemic too, of course. And/or religious influence.
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