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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)

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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

2D printers already have government mandated shit in them to prevent printing and scanning dollar bills.

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[–] shuvit@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

And yellow dots have been around since (at least) the 80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

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