So for all you late model spys out there still using old technology... :p On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/10/effs-yellow-dots-mystery-instructables > > "Since late 2004, EFF has been warning the public about "printer dots" > -- tiny yellow dots that appear on documents produced by many color > laser printers and copiers. These yellow dots form a coded pattern on > every page the printer produces and can be used to identify specific > details about a document; for example, the brand, model, and serial > number of the device that printed it and when it was printed. In > short, the printer dots are a surveillance tool that can link each > printed page to the printer that printed it......................... > > To help individuals learn more about printer dots and how to find > them, EFF posted a video and tutorial to Instructables, titled, > "Yellow Dots of Mystery: Is Your Printer Spying on You?." > > Chris... > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- Peter Manis (678) 269-7979
