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Color laser printers have contained hidden surveillance technology since the mid-1980s. Xerox and Canon developed Machine Identification Code, a system of microscopic yellow dots that encode your printer's serial number and the exact date and time of every print job. This technology was implemented through a secret agreement between printer manufacturers and the United States Secret Service, revealed only through FOIA documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The tracking dots are invisible under normal lighting conditions. Each dot measures one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter, arranged in a 15 by 8 grid pattern that repeats across every page. The encoded data includes the printer serial number in binary-coded decimal format, plus year, month, day, hour, and minute timestamps. Under UV light or blue LED illumination, the yellow dots become visible as black marks against white paper. This surveillance system played a central role in the 2017 arrest of NSA contractor Reality Winner. When The Intercept sent leaked documents to the NSA for verification, analysts decoded the Machine Identification Code and traced the printout to a specific workstation. Winner received five years and three months in federal prison. Researchers at TU Dresden analyzed 106 printer models from 18 manufacturers and confirmed four distinct encoding schemes across major brands including HP, Canon, and Brother. Their DEDA toolkit provides open-source anonymization capabilities for privacy-conscious users. Monochrome printers typically lack this tracking technology due to absence of yellow toner, though the EFF warns that other forensic methods may exist beyond visible yellow dots. ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ CHAPTERS ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ 00:00 Every Color Print Contains a Confession 00:40 The Secret Service-Printer Manufacturer Agreement 00:51 The Counterfeiting Excuse 01:09 Why You Can't Print Money on a Canon 02:07 The Federal Reserve Hypocrisy 03:51 The Real Purpose: Building a Surveillance Grid 04:09 Clipper Chip and CALEA 05:23 Paper Was Supposed to Be Anonymous 05:36 The 20-Year Cover-Up 11:46 Reality Winner: Caught by Yellow Dots 12:55 What Can You Actually Do About This? 13:00 DEDA: The Anonymization Toolkit 14:28 Thermal Printers as a Workaround 15:00 Your Printer Is a Confidential Informant 16:20 Attack Vectors Beyond Surveillance ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ SOCIAL MEDIA ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ 🎙️ Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/darknet/ 🌐 Official Website: https://www.sambent.com// 🌐 Official Website Mirror: https://www.sambent.com 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser 🐦 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DoingFedTime 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-bent/ 📧 Email: contact@sambent.com 📱 TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser 📚 Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sam-Bent/author/B0BHX5V81S 🌐 Dread (Onion Link): http://dreadytofatroptsdj6io7l3xptbet6onoyno2yv7jicoxknyazubrad.onion/d/doingfedtime 🌐 Pitch (Onion Link): http://pitchprash4aqilfr7sbmuwve3pnkpylqwxjbj2q5o4szcfeea6d27yd.onion/@doingfedtime 🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/DoingFedTime 👾 Reddit (User Account): https://www.reddit.com/user/reservesteel9/ 📽️ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SamBent 🛡️ Breach Forums (Onion Link): http://breached26tezcofqla4adzyn22notfqwcac7gpbrleg4usehljwkgqd.onion/User-SamBent 📸 Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/unsupportedbrowser 📌 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DoingFedTime/ ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ LEGAL STUFF☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ The information provided in this video is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be legal or professional advice, and should not be relied upon as such. By watching this video, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to these terms. If you disagree with these terms, do not watch this video.