scenario: you know a chud at your workplace. he shows you a 'funny' meme on his phone and you peep his twitter handle. it's LoliHitler88. you hate this guy so much. can you put his real name and face on a billboard next to his greatest twitter hits if you don't call him any names on it. is that considered harassment or free promotion. this is a hypothetical

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    Legal? Probably? But I doubt a billboard company would be willing to put up something they see as controversial

  • nothx [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    Put it in the lobby of work instead. It would be much funnier and probably reach more people.

      • RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        I mean if you're using your employers equipment they will know who printed it depending on what solution they use.

        PaperCut is very popular and logs everything you print, even a copy of the printed file if configured to do so. Minimum: file name, time printed, which printer it was printed at, who printed it, and from what computer it was sent from.

        • nothx [he/him]
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          3 months ago

          100%

          You would definitely want to print it somewhere else.

      • miz [any, any]
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        3 months ago

        as far as I know it only applies to color printers

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

        • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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          3 months ago

          Then I guess the next question would be would there be a reason for authorities to get involved? Is this a case of harassment? Anyway, it seems the best recourse is to print it in black and white anyway to avoid any tracking dots.

      • nothx [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        Oh yeah for sure be weary of any corporate controlled hardware. Usually the print server is a separate appliance that is probably logging all print jobs to some extent.

  • Roonerino
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    2 months ago

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  • TheDoctor [they/them]
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    3 months ago

    Just anonymously email it to your boss or to a large mailing group

  • D61 [any]
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    3 months ago

    Spitballing here...

    Unless this person is a public figure there's, at the very least, an argument that the billboard company might refuse. Also... you're gonna have to do a ton of legwork to try to keep this from tracking back directly to you.

    If the billboard company allows it, that person you're putting on blast can try to take you to civil court for any damages real or imagined. At a minimum, you'd be expected to pull down the billboard plus any court fees you and probably the plaintiff incurred.

    Find a public place to print off some flyers and pay with cash, wear a hat and a "loud" scarf/shirt. Drop them in places where somebody may find them around the office, hopefully with enough people handling them to get everybody's fingerprints on 'em.