Moderators hazelnut Posted October 20, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2015 A research team led by the EFF recently broke the code behind tiny tracking dots that some color laser printers secretly hide in every document. http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18995 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted October 20, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2015 Old news really, it's been known for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted October 20, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2015 True, but part of the code has only now been broken and has become readable. research team led by the EFF recently broke the code behind tiny tracking dots that some color laser printers secretly hide in every document.The U.S. Secret Service admitted that the tracking information is part of a deal struck with selected color laser printer manufacturers, ostensibly to identify counterfeiters. However, the nature of the private information encoded in each document was not previously known. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 News to me. Good grief. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators nukecad Posted October 21, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2015 "We've found that the dots from at least one line of printers encode the date and time your document was printed, as well as the serial number of the printer," So what? A date and a printer ID, hardly identifying you and stealing your info is it? *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 21, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2015 So what?A date and a printer ID, hardly identifying you and stealing your info is it? Date time proves when the illegal documents were created; paired with the serial number, law enforcement agencies would be able, with relative certainty, to ascertain who printed them (especially if the SN points to a business or public device). ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted October 22, 2015 Moderators Share Posted October 22, 2015 many agencies have used this 'unknown' feature for decades to prove printed material were produced from a persons of interests' printer. bit of a smoking gun when putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Dan Rather - "Sigh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasgandy Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 All of the above and much much more I never think about these days, all of which was known by yours truly as I spent many years in a previous life working for Canon Australia in a professional colour specialist role and have seen this technology used in identifying counterfeit culprits. This technology started back in the days of the first Colour photocopier manufacture by Canon and Xerox. Always With Kind RegardsTasgandy"one is never too old to listen & learn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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