Sleuths Crack Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers
This is really scary. It seems that the US government has convinced major printer makers to embed secret information in color printouts. This is like a digital license plate on your color printouts that tells those who know how to crack the code the serial number of the printer and the date the document was printed. These secret codes can only be seen under blue light with a magnifying glass. The EFF has cracked the code used on Xerox printers, but it seems that other major makers like HP are also embedding these codes into their printers. Big brother claims that this is to help crack down on counterfeiting, but it’s still pretty scary to say the least.
Happy printing.