[FYI] /. on 27 Central Banks Push Anti-Counterfeit Software Security
<http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/17/027258>
27 Central Banks Push Anti-Counterfeit Software Security
Technology/IT
The Almighty Buck News
Posted by timothy on Monday February 16, @10:36PM from the mystical-
number-banking-conspiracy dept.
securitas writes "GlobeTechnology reports that the 27-member Central
Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group is behind the anti-counterfeit
software in Adobe Photoshop CS, Ulead PhotoImpact, Jasc Paint Shop
Pro and others. Consortium members of the Central Bank Counterfeit
Deterrence Group include the USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Australia
and many more. Law enforcement agencies and banknote-issuing
authorities say that it is a response to the rapid growth of digital
counterfeiting. The software is distributed free of charge to
hardware and software manufacturers and is voluntary to use. But the
European Union is drafting legislation to force manufacturers to
include anti-counterfeit measures in all systems, scanners or
printers sold in Europe. Counterfeiting and anti-counterfeiting with
Adobe Photoshop and other products like inkjet printers have been the
subject of recent discussion on Slashdot."
[...]
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: debate-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For additional commands, e-mail: debate-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx