Adobe, others slip anticounterfeiting code into apps

[bobw]

Adobe and other makers of image-manipulation programs have, at the behest of a little-known group of national banks, inserted secret technology into their programs to foil counterfeiting, the companies acknowledged this week.

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http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-5138816.html?tag=st_lh

 

[Trip]

So much for making it rich!

 

[bobw]

I remember way back when I got my first scanner, an Apple Color One. As soon as I got it connected, my son scanned a $20.00 bill

 

[mr. k]

and now I will never be able to afford my powerbook :*(

 

[Arden]

Dammit, this is going to kill my business. All the more reason to stick with 7.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Heh... there's actually a guy we do business here in Texas with who was busted for counterfeiting money. He got some years in jail and the stipulations of his parole warrant that he can never own any kind of "reproducing" equipment again -- ever -- in his life. That includes scanners, printers, copiers, etc.

Great guy to do business with, though... hehe... seriously! One of the most honest and polite men you'll ever meet. Just took the wrong route once in his life and now he's paying for it.