I haven’t installed drivers or software for any printer (inkjet or laser) I’ve used in the past like 10-12 years. They just work across all my devices automatically (windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, android). So no idea how Canon’s software is.
The days of needing drivers & manufacturer specific software are long gone at this point unless you have a very weird or specific setup. Heck, I can even scan without any special software. They all still prompt you to install their junk in the manuals, but you don’t need to.
I’m used mine with macOS, iOS, Linux and Windows.
So no multi-gigabyte downloads, no proprietary cloud photo storage and no telemetry.
I’ve had that in the past with both Epson and Canon inkjets.
Is the Canon laser any better?
I’m so sold on Brother now I don’t think I’d trust Canon again.