Posted on 10/18/2005 6:54:07 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
Bump
bump for thursday
no, part of the point is they can match things printed by the same printer w/o any other information... thus using to contents of various printed items to help identify a person.
Even the government can't be stupid enough to believe that counterfeiters are going to fill out the warranty card on their printers.
I would imagine this is an aid in proving guilt after the perpetrator is caught.
not entirely, reading the article it seems that part of the purpose is just to match things printed by the same printer. then looking at the contents of what was printed be able to better identify or assemble a profile.
The standard bleat of the typical government apologist. Get this---there are things government has NO BUSINESS whatsoever doing. This kind of spying is one of them (and no, don't try to justify it with "War on Terrror" bullbleep either).
i agree.
there are enough laws on the books to indict every single person in this country for something... all 'law enforcement' needs is the ability to poke and peek.
..or steal one, or buy one on the black market, or buy a used one, or use someone else's...
I understand the need for this technology, and I do know a case where counterfeiting was caught using it, but there are no privacy or other safeguards set up in this system. All we have is the Secret Service saying they want it for anti-counterfeiting. What's to keep President Hillary for telling them to find out who printed a phamphlet critical of her?
At a minimum I want laws stating:
I got news for yea. You did something illegal. Or at least you have sad something that some politician doesnt like. You just don't know what it was.
Worried yet?
You should be.
This same technology can be used to track down the printer the made a sign that says something is simple as
"Eat at Joes"
If Joe is on the wrong side of the political fence so is the owner of the printer. Both could hang in the same dungeon.
Doubt me?
Take a ride through history. Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, Communist China
They all did it. Hell even our own British masters went on a rampage to destroy printers in the 18th century.
Worried yet?
You should be.
Consider this observation:
If you are one who happens to think that this printer dot coding is such a horrible thing, you'd for damned sure better quit posting around here. Every post is archived, time/date stamped and imminently searchable. Furthermore, the records that connect your screen name with your real I.D. are on file and can be subject to legal subpoena. Admittedly, it might take an extraordinary case for management to yield to the subpoena and give up your info, but if the government has such fearful ways and means, you can bet they have the leverage to make that happen if they really want to.
You have already left enough of a trail in cyberspace for you to be tracked, logged, pinned, pegged, scored, marked and totally owned.
This printer stuff is subatomic by comparison.
Tempest. Teapot. Deal with it.
AND, yes, I ALSO agree that "If you are not doing anything illegal, this should not bother you" is a very lame argument.
good reason for a manual typewriter, 1934 Royal works fine.........
Worldwide, it's been around for a long time. Oce color copiers had it in the late 90s. However, the code has only now been cracked. You see, they originally didn't want to tell us it was there, then they didn't want to tell us what information was on it. Now we know, at least for Xerox.
Mark my words. First it is this and then there will be other stuff.
You heard it here first.
bump
Amendment IV: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Q.E.D.
"Law enforcement agencies shall report to Congress quarterly with a list of warrants issued and for which cases, and the status of those cases. Where law allows, all information in the list shall be made public."
It seems they already did.
This is really meant for casual counterfeiters. There was a case in Germany where some guy ran a bunch of Deutsche Marks off his company's color copier. They got him.
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