[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer company
[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer company
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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
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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.
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So issue here is privacy, the library is likely scanning whatever device connected, not just the files and file metadata
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Seriously? The library computers are running Windows 8 I highly doubt they have the technical expertise to do anything. Also why would they?
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Yeah, with the Vault 7 releases and recent leaks showing NSA follows homeless people's connections (who tend to hang out at libraries due to a lack of 3rd spaces), I don't doubt there's specific tracking, malware and other unwanted software at libraries. I don't have any sources of this, but it wouldn't surprise me
Maybe I'm overly parandoid because ::gestures at everything::
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I trust the library a lot more than I trust Staples or a similar for-profit business.
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I kind of doubt it. Local libraries have a hard time staying open due to funding.
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And they have a hard time caring about your data because they can't do anything with it anyway.
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$5 USB fob for printing
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We have a laser printer (Brother), and if it dies, I plan to just go to the local library.
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