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Tracking dots, also known as printer steganography or machine identification codes (MICs), are an often-overlooked yet serious privacy concern. These tiny, nearly invisible markings are added by many color laser printers to every page they print.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots</ref> While originally intended as an anti-counterfeiting measure, they have significant implications for privacy, surveillance, and personal freedoms.<ref>https://www.eff.org/issues/printers</ref>

Tracking dots, also known as printer steganography or machine identification codes (MICs), are an often-overlooked yet serious privacy concern. These tiny, nearly invisible markings are added by many color laser printers to every page they print.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260206100209/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots Archived])</ref> While originally intended as an anti-counterfeiting measure, they have significant implications for privacy, surveillance, and personal freedoms.<ref>https://www.eff.org/issues/printers ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260219201248/https://www.eff.org/issues/printers Archived])</ref>

Tracking dots are typically arranged in a barely visible yellow pattern on each printed page.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180305181029/https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/</ref> These dots encode:

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20180305181029/https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/ Guide to decode printer dot patterns]

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-Tracking dots, also known as printer steganography or machine identification codes (MICs), are an often-overlooked yet serious privacy concern. These tiny, nearly invisible markings are added by many color laser printers to every page they print.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots</ref> While originally intended as an anti-counterfeiting measure, they have significant implications for privacy, surveillance, and personal freedoms.<ref>https://www.eff.org/issues/printers</ref>
+Tracking dots, also known as printer steganography or machine identification codes (MICs), are an often-overlooked yet serious privacy concern. These tiny, nearly invisible markings are added by many color laser printers to every page they print.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260206100209/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots Archived])</ref> While originally intended as an anti-counterfeiting measure, they have significant implications for privacy, surveillance, and personal freedoms.<ref>https://www.eff.org/issues/printers ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260219201248/https://www.eff.org/issues/printers Archived])</ref>
 Tracking dots are typically arranged in a barely visible yellow pattern on each printed page.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180305181029/https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/</ref> These dots encode:
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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20180305181029/https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/ Guide to decode printer dot patterns]
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