Hopefully, Brother has not in fact succumbed to the dark side. This was a significant story because Brother is known for generally not already doing this shit.

Hopefully, Brother has not in fact succumbed to the dark side. This was a significant story because Brother is known for generally not already doing this shit. Either way, this is yet another reminder to do everything within reason to block your printer from updating it's firmware automatically. If it's working, there's no reason to let it update itself.