They provide computer hardware to the Israeli army and maintain data centers through their servers for the Israeli police. They provide the Itanium servers to operate the Aviv System, the computerized database of Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority. This forms the backbone of Israel’s racial segregation and apartheid.
this is all ignoring their bricking of their own printers when you try to use 3rd party ink, though widespread enshittification is making that particular bullshit more common among different brands
i’m deeply skeptical of someone having done that much “research” and concluding that HP has to be the best option for any kind of hardware
Can I get a quick rundown on hp controversy?
https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp
you can pretty much just read the headlines:
https://www.npr.org/2006/10/12/6252448/hp-spying-scandal-offers-window-into-board-battles
https://www.pcmag.com/news/hp-accused-of-quietly-installing-spyware-on-windows-pcs
https://www.cio.com/article/260587/hp-spying-scandal-a-timeline.html
https://www.gsaig.gov/news/hewlett-packard-agrees-pay-united-states-55-million-settle-allegations-fraud
this is all ignoring their bricking of their own printers when you try to use 3rd party ink, though widespread enshittification is making that particular bullshit more common among different brands
Commissioned article
It ain’t much, but it’s dis-honest work.
Or HPE software