Counterfeiting With High Resolution Inkjets

Makarand writes "Thanks to the availability of low cost high quality inkjet printers, crooks are now able to produce currency indistinguishable from the real banknotes, at least under dim lighting conditions like that in a bar or a nightclub. The term "digifeiters" is being coined for counterfeiters that use cheap high-resolution printers to produce fake currency. Unlike costly color xerographic copiers that come inbuilt with features to detect security details on banknotes and stop currency copying, no cheap printers come with such feature. An anti-digifeiting system for cheaper printers may consist of printer driver software capable of recognizing data patterns indicating currencies of several countries." I wonder what GimpPrint would think of being forced to print or not print certain documents based on their contents.

Comments

Re:Plastic Notes work well

[Anonymous Coward]

Let's ignore the fact that 99% of the people handling Australian currency already look like fools anyways.

Re:Spelling color correctly

[nickclarke]

surely that depends on where you are? here in the UK it tends to be pronounced 'cul-uh', and spelt colour.

Re:Multi Layered printing?

[NanoGator]

"Alignment problems: how could you ensure that the piece of paper goes in at exactly the right position and isn't even a millimeter off?"

Simple, the paper never leaves the roller. I used to have an Alps printer that did that.