Copier machines, a security risk? (VIDEO)

[skyugo]

huh...
they really should wipe the document off after you copy it.
i'm guessing they just keep overwriting.

[arizonaranchman]

All this modern technology makes NOTHING private anymore. For example your cell phone is a listening device/bug. If Big Brother wants to tap into it he can listen to the room you're in - not only when you're talking on the phone but anytime it's turned on. Same with your home telephone.

Big Brother loves you...

[HeavyDuty]

Why does a copy machine need a HD that stores images of the documents being copied, and keep them stored forever?



Stupid...!

Because they're also network printers and scanners. Saving images to disk serves several purposes:

1. Jam recovery
2. Network storage of scanned documents
3. The ability to check for misuse

If you ask me, there should be a "format disk" function right in the administrator maintenance mode of these things. That, or make the memory storage a removable flash card that the customer can access.

[twitch1706]

I remember seeing a program on TV a few years back about how some KGB spy managed to install something similar on a photocopier in Langley and copied a bunch of Eyes Only documents. Looks like it's finally being put into widespread use

[SteveL]

That's really scary. I had no idea a copier stored images of all the documents it's copied or faxed.

[Preferred User]

Not all copiers have a hard drive. Some network printers have hard drives. That said, there are so many electronic devices I examine it would make your head spin. For example your typical GPS stores quite a bit of info long after your trip. Most modern vehicles have what amounts to a black box similar to an aircraft (that is how Toyota is trying to debunk some of the runaway vehicle claims). Your cell phone records what towers it has connected with. The list goes on and on.