Brother printers causing issues with third party inks: Difference between revisions
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*'''Vendor lock-in via DRM''' – Printers continue to function with third-party toner but print at degraded quality unless OEM toner is installed. | *'''Vendor lock-in via DRM''' – Printers continue to function with third-party toner but print at degraded quality unless OEM toner is installed. | ||
*'''Anti-consumer software practices''' – Firmware updates cannot be easily rolled back, preventing consumers from restoring lost functionality.<ref name="github-fwupd">[https://github.com/sedrubal/brother_printer_fwupd/issues/9 Brother printer firmware downgrade discussion.]</ref> | *'''Anti-consumer software practices''' – Firmware updates cannot be easily rolled back, preventing consumers from restoring lost functionality.<ref name="github-fwupd">[https://github.com/sedrubal/brother_printer_fwupd/issues/9 Brother printer firmware downgrade discussion.]</ref> | ||
*'''Deceptive practices''' – Printers do not outright reject third-party toner but instead '''engineer a failure''', misleading users into thinking their toner is defective.<ref name="hackernews">[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31860131 Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia.]</ref><ref name="reddit-2"/> | *'''Deceptive practices''' – Printers do not outright reject third-party toner but instead '''engineer a failure''', misleading users into thinking their toner is defective.<ref name="hackernews">[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31860131 Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia.]</ref><ref name="reddit-2" /> | ||
==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
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==User evidence & reports== | ==User evidence & reports== | ||
===Hacker News Discussion ( | ===Hacker News Discussion (2022)=== | ||
*Users noticed that '''Brother printers accepted third-party toner but deliberately degraded print quality'''. | *Users noticed that '''Brother printers accepted third-party toner but deliberately degraded print quality'''. | ||
*One user stated: | *One user stated: | ||
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== Cargo data == | ==Cargo data== | ||
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{{IncidentCargo|Companies=Brother Industries Ltd.|Categories=Digital restrictions,Firmware lockout|DateOfIncident=2025}} | {{IncidentCargo|Companies=Brother Industries Ltd.|Categories=Digital restrictions,Firmware lockout|DateOfIncident=2025}} | ||