Secret Printer ID Codes May Be Illegal In the EU 229
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "In response to a query from a member of the EU Parliament, an EU commissioner issued an official statement (.DOC) saying that, while they do not violate any laws, secret printer tracking dot codes may violate the human right to privacy guaranteed by the EU's Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. If you don't remember what these are, Slashdot has discussed the issue before. In short, most color printers print small yellow dots on every sheet in a code that identifies the printer and, potentially, its owner. The EFF is running an awareness campaign, and a couple of years back made a start on deciphering the yellow dot code."
Simple enough fix (Score:5, Funny)
Printing the Frosty Piss (Score:0, Funny)
Ha! Suckers! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Simple enough fix (Score:2, Funny)
sorry I couldn't resist.......
I was printing this story out (Score:2, Funny)
No big deal (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Prevent your printer from being registered (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Privacy is over-rated. (Score:3, Funny)
Now with Clinton and Obama talking about mandatory health insurance and unionization, we could be out of business next January.
I wish the government would just leave me alone and quit watching every move I make.
Re:Human Rights or European Citizen Rights? (Score:4, Funny)
Quit your complaining. Didn't the government just raise the chocolate ration by 20 grams?
Re:Simple enough fix (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What about digital cameras? (Score:4, Funny)
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There you have the non-binary exif information.
Re:What about digital cameras? (Score:2, Funny)
Not true. I can "spy" on you by secretly turning on the feature on your camera. Because the setup is nontrivial, you're unlikely to spot that it's suddenly become active. I leave it as an exercise to come up with a scenario where this would be useful.
Also could be the thin end of the wedge...