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Did you
know that many (in fact, most) color laser printers are spying on you
whenever you print a document? Though you may not have heard the news,
the discovery was announced in late 2005. Manufacturers embed a
pattern of tiny yellow dots on printed pages. The dots are too small
to be seen with the naked eye (especially since they're yellow, but
under a microscope and blue light they're revealed. The dots are
placed in a pattern unique to each printer, and since most color laser
printers are purchased through well-documented service providers or
direct from the manufacturer, it's simple to track any printed page
back to the owner of the printer.
The original idea was obviously to help the government track down
currency counterfeiters, since any phony money would be tagged with
the yellow dots and would be easily trackable back to the source. But
there are also signs of abuse, with the FBI reportedly using the
technology to keep tabs on who's printing material for groups like the
ACLU and Greenpeace. That's a little scary... and important to
remember if you've considering printing a whistle blowing tip or any
missive you'd prefer to leave anonymous on a color laser.
If the privacy ramifications of this news bother you, there's some
good news. Not all printers have the tracking dots, and the EFF has
compiled and updated its list of which ones do and which ones don't.
Simply check out this page and look up your printer. (Remember, black
and white lasers and inkjet printers don't include the dots.) As the
document notes, remember that even if a printer doesn't include the
dots, that doesn't mean it isn't using some other method to track your
printed pages. If your printer isn't listed here, that means that no
information is available about whether that printer includes the dots
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