EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCalifornia Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyistswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up1408arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1407arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyistswww.techspot.comEvergreenGuru@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square62linkfedilinkfile-text
This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.
minus-squareBluedragon012@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhat’s next? Monitoring ink printers? you gonna stop me from printing out an image of (insert copyright charater here)? Oh yha, they would of they could. Many wernt going to make weapons, but now they might just to defend themselves. Good job. /s
minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoPrinters that detect whether you’re printing the Una Bombers Manifesto again.
minus-squarepotoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSue me, I wanted a copy on colorful stationery.
minus-squareBluedragon012@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYou joke, but, they will do this if you let them.
minus-squarepotoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThey kinda already do this with the invisible dots. Not centrally monitored, but still tracked.
minus-squareBluedragon012@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoUnlike the missile, those dots only work if the printer knows where it’s at. It’s why it’s a pain to get offline printer drivers.
What’s next? Monitoring ink printers? you gonna stop me from printing out an image of (insert copyright charater here)? Oh yha, they would of they could. Many wernt going to make weapons, but now they might just to defend themselves. Good job. /s
Printers that detect whether you’re printing the Una Bombers Manifesto again.
Sue me, I wanted a copy on colorful stationery.
You joke, but, they will do this if you let them.
They kinda already do this with the invisible dots. Not centrally monitored, but still tracked.
Unlike the missile, those dots only work if the printer knows where it’s at. It’s why it’s a pain to get offline printer drivers.