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Printers leave a watermark on each page indicating the exact printer that it came from. Are there any other examples of these privacy violations that aren't common knowledge? (ttrpg.network)

submitted 4 days ago by thepompe@ttrpg.network to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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One thing I'm concerned about is recording equipment leaving identifiable information without us knowing about it.

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[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Isn't it common knowledge? I've known about it for at least two decades...

BTW - you can easily work around it. Get someone else to buy your printer for you, or trade with someone who has the same printer... Now, they will still be able to match it to the printer, if they find it at your home, but other that that, you are free...

PS. Don't use your printer to blackmail FBI or CIA. ;-)

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pro tip: If you use a pen and paper to blackmail the FBI and CIA, they can’t trace it back to you using invisible yellow dots.

[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They'll still identify you by your wax seals. /s

[–] pogmommy@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It'd be uncouth to send blackmail without your family's seal

[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Forgery of your family seal better be punishable by penalty of death as punishment.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There is no connection from a random printer you buy somewhere anonymous to you. They can "only" verify something was (not) printed with that printer.

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No you don't get it, if you swap paper with your cousin before printing the feds won't have a fucking clue.

[–] aev_software@programming.dev 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

No, I don't think that's how it works. Regardless of what paper you feed it, the printer will stamp it with its unique yellow dots pattern.

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Are you serious dude? 3 days late just for you to bite on some joke response?

[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As I said - but there could be a connection. Did you use cash or a card? Some places you have a membership, or they ask if you want the receipt on your mail...

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There is still no connection. How should there be one?

[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Feel free to believe that. 🙃 Far be it for me, to educate you...

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So you just want to say things you believe and not tell others why you believe them and even dislike being asked?

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's made to trace counterfeit money back.

[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

That's essentially what I wrote...?!?