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Because I'm guessing that would be a fast read.
Can someone clarify for me: 1) Why do manufacturers do this? Is it for their own internal warranty control / tracking, or is there a broader federal mandate motivating this? 2) The dots are only useful in after-the-fact analysis, correct? If I print something and then there's reason to suspect me they can print something, compare, and verify, but there's no mechanism to find the initial document and find the printer,…
It was intended as a tracking mechanism against counterfeit currency.
This seems like a lot of effort to prevent the stupidest form of counterfeiting, and doing nothing against the real problem.
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It was intended as a tracking mechanism against counterfeit currency.
On top of this, a number of applications, like Photoshop, will detect that you are trying to print out a US note, and will not allow it. This seems like a lot of effort to prevent the stupidest form of counterfeiting, and doing nothing against the real problem.
I'd like to see a list of actual crimes solved or prevented through the use of these tracking dots. Because I'm guessing that would be a fast read.
(Because if they don't... who knows; their printer shipment could be delayed at customs, their accounting practices could receive extra scrutiny, there could be a witness that says the CEO was seen at the scene of that murder. Who says the US is not a police state?)
Also, why not get one of these yellow-dot printers and just have your printer driver add additional yellow dots to it? Then when you counterfeit money, the Secret Service will go after someone else. BRILLANT.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
On top of this, a number of applications, like Photoshop, will detect that you are trying to print out a US note, and will not allow it. This seems like a lot of effort to prevent the stupidest form of counterfeiting, and doing nothing against the real problem.
On the other hand, if they didn't put in a lot of effort to prevent the stupidest form of counterfeiting, then the stupidest form of counterfeiting would be the real problem.
If we know where the yellow dots go, just print a yellow rectangle over them.