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| Revoluciana How to Distribute Radical Shit:
*Don't Trust Your Printer*
Your printer is a snitch. It's a homing beacon for law enforcement– even offline.
My post about what to do instead:
https://www.revoluciana.net/how-to-distribute-radical-stuff/
@revoluciana I wonder... how old a monochrome laser printer do you have to rock to get tracking dot-free printouts?
@vxo that's a good question. As for monochrome, it's more complicated because monochrome laser is *suspected* but not proven to have metadata embedded. I did link to an EFF page on the piece on my website-- I used it to cite that they stopped updating color printers they thought were safe up until 2017, but I didn't read much of the rest of the outdated info, but might give you insight into the past?
@revoluciana @vxo not that I'm planning to print anything particularly spicy, and I get that stencils or print rollers would be safest, but I was wondering the level of anonymity* with a combination of printing on 2014 BW laser printer (no WiFi capabilities) using "compatible" unbranded toner + photocopies done at local copy shop without surveillance cameras, cash payment.
* Understanding that nothing can ensure 100% anonymity - as testified by recent incident of journo added to signal chat
@Ann_in_a @revoluciana I have the feeling it's pretty good on those machines, especially if it was obtained through difficult to trace means (like you thrifted it or bought it from a recycler)
Yeah, I have a feeling that the copy store would actually make things worse for yourself in this respect. Here's why. If I wanted to catch you, here's what I would do.
* Get dots (or other identification marker) from your poster
* Match it with my database of dots from other posters in the area and get a match with a bake sale poster
* Either triangulate or even easier, ask the local bake sale where they got their copies made.
* Stakeout/position camera
* Cuffs
On the other hand, having the printer under your control makes it less difficult to triangulate or match, etc.