CANON: Canon printers now think Canon’s own toner is fake!!!

Canon is now receiving a taste of its own medicine. Canon's own toner cartridges are now being identified as fakes, requiring the business to teach consumers how to circumvent its own DRM (via Techdirt). Canon is "now encountering difficulty in procuring some electronic components that are utilized in our consumables for our multifunction printers," according to the company's own support page (Europe, Germany).

In other words, Canon has been affected by the huge chip shortage as well - the components Canon is lacking are the DRM for its own toner cartridges, not the ones that power video gaming consoles or your Tesla's USB connection. But wait, says Canon, there's an easy remedy! Have you read all of our cautions concerning the possibility that your toner cartridge is "malfunctioning"? Don't pay attention to them. Simply press the close button, and you're done: