Canon warns printer users to manually wipe Wi-Fi settings before discarding | If you thought a factory reset wipes Wi-Fi passwords, you'd be wrong.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/canon-warns-printer-users-to-manually-wipe-wi-fi-settings-before-discarding/

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PixelTron@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

There’s so much to wipe on a printer, who could have ever thought to QA the factory reset process & check one of the only secure fields it saves might need wiping! Think of the pennies saved /s

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Can't they just change the firmware so it does wipe the data?

Cabrio@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

No, that would require them doing something.