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Your Printer is Snitching On YOU!
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I should inspect my black & white printouts for the yellow dots. Alternately I guess I could remove the color cartridges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots
That’s why a lot of printers refuse to print in black and white when color cartridges are empty.
There are exceptions but it is the case for a large amount of printers