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		kristianp on June 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracki... This seems to be only color printers. Does that mean B&W printers are too hard to add the tracking information to?

desdiv on June 7, 2017 [–]

The ostensible reason for this tracking feature is to deter counterfeiters (of currency). Since no currency is B&W, there would be no defensible excuse to coercer the manufactures into complying.

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