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/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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.

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Or they could publish an update to make the factory reset work as one would expect.

@chidi_anagonye imagine, you threw the printer away and in the middle of the night, a fortnight later, you get a notification on your Wifi monitor: "Canon Printer has connected to your Wifi network"