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

    • 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.