Re:List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots
by dredmorbius on Saturday June 26, 2021 @06:33AM
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There are numerous commodity markets in which indirect purchases are commonplace.
These might be informal (e.g., used appliances) or organised (straw purchasers or organised purchasing of burner phones, the latter was a subplot of The Wire.
Of course, utilising previously used devices might itself lead to traces for those printers, though that's probably a relatively low risk: the likelihood of any given printer producing output that's generally identifiable is relatively low.
That said, a fair point and consideration for anyone facing this threat model.
These might be informal (e.g., used appliances) or organised (straw purchasers or organised purchasing of burner phones, the latter was a subplot of The Wire.
Of course, utilising previously used devices might itself lead to traces for those printers, though that's probably a relatively low risk: the likelihood of any given printer producing output that's generally identifiable is relatively low.
That said, a fair point and consideration for anyone facing this threat model.