[wplug] Printer tracking dots

[Terence J. Golighlty]

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "Micro Dot" ;>
I guess no one will be trying to put this under one of their eyelids...

On 02/24/2015 12:59 PM, Justin Smith wrote:
> Even if it's been around for years, how many people actually know about it?
> Nobody I've talked to so far has known about this.
>
> You're correct that the tracking dots were /designed/ as an anti-
> counterfeiting measure, but there are no legal restrictions on what the
> tracking dots can be used for. And even if there were legal restrictions, I'm
> sure there would be plenty of exceptions for "national security" and such.
>
> This remains an excellent example of why open source matters: so that
> users can control their products and not the other way around.
>
> On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 12:40:14 PM Ben Beige wrote:
>> It is am anti counterfeiting measure that has been around for years, was
>> really designd for color copiers but has carried on into printers too.
>
> *Justin Smith*
> GNU/Linux System Administrator
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