kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoPrinter tracking dotsen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
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minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoI thought they were unique per printer not just type. More akin to a serial number instead of a model number.
minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThat is my understanding. And I assume the dot patterns are made by printers worldwide. The article mentions Dutch law enforcement using them, and German researchers studying them.
I thought they were unique per printer not just type. More akin to a serial number instead of a model number.
That is my understanding. And I assume the dot patterns are made by printers worldwide. The article mentions Dutch law enforcement using them, and German researchers studying them.