One thing I’m concerned about is recording equipment leaving identifiable information without us knowing about it.

  • Ohh@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    8 hours ago

    No… But i’ve thought about how easy it would be to implement in ebooks and pdfs (e.g. my daily newspaper i can download as pdf). I’ve thought about this when sailing the high seas.

    Is it a thing?

    • QuizzaciousOtter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      2 hours ago

      Most ebooks I bought recently come with a warning that the buyer’s data is embedded in the file to deter from sharing it online. TBF it cannot be hard to remove it but I didn’t bother to check how it’s implemented.

    • monovergent@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      edit-2
      4 hours ago

      It’s prevalent among pdfs downloaded from academic publishers (text listing the receiving IP address and/or institution running down the margins). I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s also done with hidden white text or in the metadata.