This is already been debunked elsewhere. The sticker as a whole is meant to convey that the user should connect and do setup via Wi-Fi before connecting to it via USB. A sticker designed to hide a USB port would not have a curved arrow icon showing a user where to start peeling it.

To be clear, I'm not saying that HP printers shouldn't be avoided, that the sticker is well-designed, that @netspooky is dumb for not understanding it, etc. It would've been nice if @netspooky took a minute to consult the manual before posting misinformation.