Big Brother in your printer
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cryowizardNow is this a Big Brother thing or what.
Apparently, according to EFF, Secret Service made a deal with manufacturers of color printers to put dots on printouts identifying the time/data and model # of the printer on every printout, to combat counterfitting. There is, however, no guarantee against (and no law prohibiting) Government use of these stamps for prosecuting other kinds of crimes.
EFF Article
Printer List
How It Looks
Apparently, according to EFF, Secret Service made a deal with manufacturers of color printers to put dots on printouts identifying the time/data and model # of the printer on every printout, to combat counterfitting. There is, however, no guarantee against (and no law prohibiting) Government use of these stamps for prosecuting other kinds of crimes.
EFF Article
Printer List
How It Looks
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