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Comment by mmh0000

4 days ago

Until you install the windows print driver. Which phones home to the manufacturer with your ip address, other computer details, and the discovered printer’s serial number.

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HeatrayEnjoyer  3 days ago

Source?

  • mmh0000  3 days ago

    Sure! Here's HP¹. You can look up others on your own:

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        Product Usage Data – We collect product usage data such as pages printed, print mode, media used, ink or toner brand, file type printed (.pdf, .jpg, etc.), application used for printing (Word, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, etc.), file size, time stamp, and usage and status of other printer supplies. We do not scan or collect the content of any file or information that might be displayed by an application.

    Device Data – We collect information about your computer, printer and/or device such as operating system, firmware, amount of memory, region, language, time zone, model number, first start date, age of device, device manufacture date, browser version, device manufacturer, connection port, warranty status, unique device identifiers, advertising identifiers and additional technical information that varies by product.

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    ¹ https://web.archive.org/web/20190828162443/https://www8.hp.c...