full-disclosure - HP printers and currency anti-copying measures

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From: caferace at well.com (Jim Race)
Subject: HP printers and currency anti-copying measures

Richard M. Smith wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Last week, the Associated Press reported that Adobe has incorporated
> anti-copying technology in their Photoshop CS software 

<snip>

In your "exhaustive" research, perhaps you skimmed over the fact that 
anti-counterfeit measures have been in some software, and even copiers 
for pretty much the last 15 years or so.

Their effectiveness has often been suspect, but it typically defeats the 
casual bozo.

Such as you. :)

-jim