Fingerprinting breakthrough could crack down on counterfeiters, researchers say

Opinion
Mar 10, 20091 min

From IDG News Service:

Think two blank sheets of paper are the same? Look closer.

Researchers at Princeton University and University College London say they can identify unique information, essentially like a fingerprint, from any sheet of paper using any reasonably good scanner. The technique could be used to crack down on counterfeiting or even keep track of confidential documents. The researchers’ paper on the finding is set to be presented at an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) security conference in Oakland, California, next May.

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