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1. fsflov+A[view] [source] 2020-10-15 09:53:20
>>pangor+(OP)
See also: https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-d... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14501894)

Some of the documents that we previously received through FOIA suggested that all major manufacturers of color laser printers entered a secret agreement with governments to ensure that the output of those printers is forensically traceable.

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2. userna+Mf[view] [source] 2020-10-15 12:08:04
>>fsflov+A
This and exactly this; 2D printing technology is sealed tight because of those damn microdots. Lulz
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3. ansibl+at1[view] [source] 2020-10-15 18:55:57
>>userna+Mf
I wonder if this is why color printers won't print out black & white print jobs when they run out of color ink, even if they still have black ink.
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