[HacktionLab] Wake up!!! .... and change you printer!

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On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:29:06 +0000
Mike Harris <mike at mbharris.co.uk> wrote:

> Conspiracy or not?
> 
> At least it's a tech posting :P
> 
> http://seeingyellow.com/
> 
> 

its not a conspiracy, its a well known technique by some printer
manufacturer to (potentially) track faked money, vouchers, tickets etc.

see http://www.eff.org/issues/printers

the eff has also published a list of printers who do not use this
method, but however those might use other methods:

http://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots

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