thepompe@ttrpg.networkBanned to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agoPrinters leave a watermark on each page indicating the exact printer that it came from. Are there any other examples of these privacy violations that aren't common knowledge?message-squaremessage-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1396arrow-down1message-squarePrinters leave a watermark on each page indicating the exact printer that it came from. Are there any other examples of these privacy violations that aren't common knowledge?thepompe@ttrpg.networkBanned to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agomessage-square142linkfedilinkfile-text
One thing I’m concerned about is recording equipment leaving identifiable information without us knowing about it.
minus-squaremonovergent@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoIt’s prevalent among pdfs downloaded from academic publishers (text listing the receiving IP address and/or institution running down the margins). I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s also done with hidden white text or in the metadata.
It’s prevalent among pdfs downloaded from academic publishers (text listing the receiving IP address and/or institution running down the margins). I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s also done with hidden white text or in the metadata.