[Reader-list] Invisible yellow

Monica Narula monica at sarai.net
Thu Jul 1 17:06:39 IST 2010


http://www.seeingyellow.com/

"When you print on a color laser printer, it's likely that you are also printing a pattern of invisible yellow dots. These marks exist to allow the printer companies and governments to track and identify you -- presumably as a way to combat money counterfeiting. When one person asked his printer manufacturer about turning off the tracking dots, Secret Service agents showed up at his door several days later."

Read more at link.


Monica Narula
Raqs Media Collective
Sarai-CSDS
www.raqsmediacollective.net
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