Copy Machines, a Security Risk?

:wow: Check out the video and the info found on copy machines. So much for privacy.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the good, old-fashioned copy machine. But, as Armen Keteyian reports, advanced technology has opened a dangerous hole in data security.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n&tag=related;photovideo

papers on Kinko's machines.... Buy a cheap scanner and printer.... That would be my suggestion.

including medical records, SS#'s, criminal records, etc. It's a treasure trove for anyone who is less than honest, and apparently most people don't know there's a hard drive in copiers. :scared:

A prophetic film really.

"Office Space", copier scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFS06Z0CCpk

Warning, lyrics NSFW!

:P

We have to input an access code to use our copiers. That access code is then stored, along with the digital images of the copies, on a hard drive. There is also a micro-watermark embedded onto each copy, showing the serial number of the copier used to generate it. These features are supported by nearly all modern digital copiers.

If sensitive documents are leaked or given away, and are later recovered, they can look at the watermark to find the machine that made them, and trace it right back to the person who originally generated the copy. There is no anonymity with our copiers.

Needless to day, we don't have many people sitting on them at the office New Years party ;)