BTK was caught because he used Microsoft Word and forgot (or didn't know) that the file properties contained a reference to the church and to him. This is not really a tracing mechanism in the same sense.
Gary Francisco Tapia said the following on 10/19/2005 12:19 PM: > Why is this news? This has been around for quite some time... it's a > good thing for helping to track down counterfiters... Think about it > if not for tracing mechanisims like this and similar codes used on > media (floppy disks) they might never have caught BTK. > > > > On 10/19/05, *Bobby Heid* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I think this is just for the color ones. What they do is print single > yellow dots, not usually visible except under close scrutiny or > under blue > light. > > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] On Behalf Of JRS > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:32 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] secret codes ? > > > > Sadly, too true... I read where they broke the Xerox code, but > not HP's > or other vendors yet. > > They can indeed track the make/model and serial number of whatever > printer > printed a particular page. So much for privacy, huh?? :( > > > > > > > >>http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1819331,00.html > > <http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1819331,00.html> > >> > >>is this BS or fact > >>fp > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Tallyho ! ]:8) > >>Taglines below ! > -- > > JRS < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Please remove **X** to reply... > > > > > -- > -Francisco > http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon! > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More...
