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There is no public oversight or legal requirement for manufacturers to implement tracking dots, yet they are present in many common printer models. The lack of regulation means users have no recourse to disable this feature. | There is no public oversight or legal requirement for manufacturers to implement tracking dots, yet they are present in many common printer models. The lack of regulation means users have no recourse to disable this feature. | ||
===How Tracking Dots Work=== | ===How Tracking Dots Work<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180305181029/https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/</ref>=== | ||
Tracking dots are typically arranged in a barely visible yellow pattern on each printed page. These dots encode: | Tracking dots are typically arranged in a barely visible yellow pattern on each printed page. These dots encode: | ||