More Big Brother

[Jim]

Exactly.  Forensic marking only works if the person who bought the 
printer at the store pays for it using some means that can be tracked or 
registers the printer for the warranty.  So it's easy to get around.

Pay with cash.

Don't send in the warranty card.  Of course you do risk the printer 
breaking down.

Buy only the printer.  If you buy something else and send in the 
warranty card for that, it gives them a way to track you.

Buy a used printer, but remember to pay cash for it.

Dan Lund wrote:
> Interesting... I wonder how this will effect the used-printer market? :P
> 
> On 7/20/07, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Find Out If Your Printer is Spying on You
>>
>> Did you know that many (in fact, most) color laser printers are spying on
>> you whenever you print a document?
>>
>> http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/35239


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