poVoq@slrpnk.net to Opensource@programming.dev · 12 days agoThe Open Printer Is a Raspberry Pi Zero W-Powered, Fully-Open, Highly-Flexible Inkjet Printerwww.hackster.ioexternal-linkmessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1426
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minus-squareGoretantath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·12 days agoUnless this thing forgoes that stupid print code that puts yellow dots on each page to identify you when you print stuff like every other printer out there, it isn’t worth the hassle.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·12 days agoIt’s open source. So even if it had it you could remove it.
minus-squareAcamon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-212 days agoWhat’s this? I’ve never seen yellow dots on stuff I print Edit: looked it up, intresting and definitely a bit disturbing from a privacy perspective. Particularly that it was kept secret until 2004.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoIt’s only common on color laser printers.
minus-squarezeezee@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 days agoactually that’s only for laser printers - inkjets don’t have tracking dots
minus-squareTragicNotCute@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·12 days agoThis isn’t entirely correct. https://office-watch.com/2017/secret-printer-tracking-dots/ Generally they are not found in lower end budget inkjets, but are found in higher end ones.
Unless this thing forgoes that stupid print code that puts yellow dots on each page to identify you when you print stuff like every other printer out there, it isn’t worth the hassle.
It’s open source. So even if it had it you could remove it.
What’s this? I’ve never seen yellow dots on stuff I print
Edit: looked it up, intresting and definitely a bit disturbing from a privacy perspective. Particularly that it was kept secret until 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots
It’s only common on color laser printers.
actually that’s only for laser printers - inkjets don’t have tracking dots
This isn’t entirely correct.
https://office-watch.com/2017/secret-printer-tracking-dots/
Generally they are not found in lower end budget inkjets, but are found in higher end ones.