Trade group challenges HP's firmware updates that block third-party printer ink
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Summary
The International Imaging Technology Council (Int'l ITC) is calling out HP for its Dynamic Security firmware updates that block third-party ink and toner cartridges from working in HP printers. The trade group argues this practice violates the Global Electronics Council's EPEAT 2.0 registry requirements, which explicitly prohibit such restrictions for registered devices. HP has been using Dynamic Security for years, but the Int'l ITC is raising new concerns about its legality under environmental certification standards.
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HP calls this Dynamic Security and has been doing it for years.
The Int'l ITC is taking new issue with the practice, considering that it is explicitly prohibited for devices registered under the Global Electronics Council's (GEC's) Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) 2.0 registry.
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