HP Smart Printer
HP Inc. · Printer
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Index
Logs pages printed, file type, application used and timestamps, and specifically detects whether non-original or non-HP-chip cartridges are installed, tied to device serial numbers and ad identifiers.
Why this rating
HP printers log detailed usage telemetry and specifically detect non-HP cartridges tied to device serial and ad identifiers, a data practice oriented more toward supply-chain enforcement than user-facing services.
What it is
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- HP Inc.
- Category
- Printer
- Model years
- 2010-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- HP Smart
The evidence 1
Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.
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General-audience reporting summarizing how many categories of connected home devices harvest more data than users expect.
Why it matters here: General reporting on smart-device data harvesting is relevant background context for HP printer telemetry.
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.