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Re:Police claims to have fingerprinted computer based on pri... by mmcgaha on Friday May 13, 2022 @04:22PM (#31372146)
This is why I always write my threats and ransom requests in pure TeX.

Seriously though, I thought printers have been using microdots as identifiers for years. Is this just an old wives tale?

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Re:Police claims to have fingerprinted computer based on pri... by joering2 on Friday May 13, 2022 @05:36PM (#31372772)
So it looks like both printer's fingerprinting and windows "fingerprinting" can both be fooled by simply making a B/W photocopy at local FedEx. Perhaps do copy of a copy of a copy 5 times and you should be good to go!

Just make sure you pay with cash.

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