So what? Thats exactly why I WANT a custom built printer, fucking spying shits.
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BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Illegal due to US govt wanting discrete traceable patterns printed so they can track money duplication on colour printer or track Ransom letters?
Goretantath@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Will it being open source helps get around that
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Where are you seeing that it’s illegal? I own a pen plotter that can print things without tracking dots and that’s not illegal. I don’t see why this would be any different.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
It was a question. And wasn’t pen plotters since they can’t reproduce money, and are more rare for consumers
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Using the tool for illegal activities is illegal, owning a printer capable of producing fake notes isn’t.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I think the original query was are these illegal to sell in USA due to not having FBI traceability?
zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Nope, this was only done on laser printers and not all of them.
BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
My non laser colour had it. Left yellow dots on photos, drovee crazy
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Come and Take it ^^TM
rumba@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Not legal, it’s not a law. The government “persuaded” the manufacturers.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Good thing I live outside of the US then ;)
This looks awesome…hope they make it, I’d buy one if it isn’t toooo expensive.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I imagine that similar regulations exist in the EU. For instance, no copy machine will let you copy a Euro bill.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Yeah, that’s the anti-copy mechamism I recall reading about long ago. I wonder if/how this project will deal with that?