Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoResearchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceablewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down110
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkResearchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceablewww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoPresumably this would be handled by the printer firmware and just slightly change the extrusion rate, regardless of the gcode.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoEasily solved by using open-source firmware.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThat’s true, and that also goes for printers. However most people will use it out-of-the-box. The people who want to avoid tracking, yeah, this won’t do shit.
Presumably this would be handled by the printer firmware and just slightly change the extrusion rate, regardless of the gcode.
Easily solved by using open-source firmware.
That’s true, and that also goes for printers. However most people will use it out-of-the-box. The people who want to avoid tracking, yeah, this won’t do shit.