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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by patentatt on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:12AM (#28026353)
Then every printer would just have the warning, making it useless like the California Prop 65 warning label. Seems like everything is labeled with a prop 65 warning, and I for one completely ignore it because it doesn’t provide useful information (beyond ‘everything will kill you, good luck’). The printer manufacturers would say that the registration is super important and it’s critical to get their spammy low ink level warnings or something.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by nine_k on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:55AM (#28027192)
I won't say so. I own two Brother printers; both worked with standard Windows or Linux printing systems (with a simple driver because they talk PostScript), and did not require me to install any special apps. They of course asked to install things like toner monitoring utilities, etc, but I politely declined, and everything just works anyway.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by kook_throwaway on Sunday August 01, 2021 @02:14PM (#28028552)
+1. I installed nothing for my brother printer and it works with cups.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by DogRunner on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @10:08AM (#28061178)
+1 The Brother printers are awesome and just work as printers should do.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by rk1987 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @03:22PM (#28029053)
Me too
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by passivate on Sunday August 01, 2021 @12:53PM (#28027751)
Once advantage is that it leaves the door open for a company to market printers against the label. It could be similar to a 'GMO free' type premium. It seems there are many here who would pay extra for that.
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Re:Why printers add secret tracking dots (2020) by mtnGoat on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:04AM (#28026755)
I shopped specifically for one that didn’t do this. They are around my, canon G6020 does not require me to use an app and I never registered anything. It’s internet connected, so I’m sure it’s sending them info, but no GPS and no app.
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