2026-04-30 22:20 UTC
@Wouter @drwho @malwaretech Because you made the mistake of buying a "smart freezer" and cannot set the temperature without an online account with the vendor.
Same idea as HP+ printers that refuse to print without being connected online to HP and using their "instant ink" program that monitors what you print supposedly just to compute when to send you ink and bill you for it.
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@Wouter@maly.io 2026-04-30 22:30
@LukefromDC @drwho @malwaretech If there is still a freezer available without unnecessairy internet connectivity you should buy that instead. True. It does not help that it seems that manufacturers are adding “smart” features to as much as they can nowadays. Hp instant ink is horrible for their users. It should be the users printer, not Hewlett Packard’s (HP’s)!