It is called HP. Therefore yes, it is hostile and tied to the vendor's ink.
Regarding the network, you could block it from the outside world in your firewall/router.
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The real question is can you source ink for it?
Preferably 3rd party, but a quick look shows HP ink on sale for $20 at Walmart.
As for the printer itself, never connect it to the internet. If your router has the right features, you should be able to get it on the network without giving it internet. You shouldnt need to update unless whatever version it's on happened to be broken.
Just set the printer IP manually and drop the default gateway. Without that it can't reach the internet to do anything. It's how I setup mine, and it's the easiest way to handle it, IMO.
Its an HP so the answer is yes it will do sketchy shit... Keep it from being connected to the internet and you might be able to avoid firmware updates but there's not much you can do about the ink situation.
What are you going to do if it does have terrible updates, leave it in the box until the end of time? You have it. It's free. Give it a shot, I'd say. Worst that can happen is you still need a different solution.