oh wow, @knowtheory just pointed out the microdots on the first and late page of the intercept's docs. printer dots kill puppies, folks.pic.twitter.com/w8qxJ9zvhf
The date in the microdots is 6:20 2017/05/09 from a printer with serial number #5429535218, according to https://w2.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/ …pic.twitter.com/6BY7Y3MFhL
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huh. the last page doesn't seem to use the same scheme tho ...?
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Can't say why that is. Have never seen that pattern before.
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How do leakers avoid measures like these, spacing signifiers, etc?
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Maybe we're looking at publishers having to re-type documents and re-draw graphics.
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Yep, recreation & excerpting rather than sending originals might be helpful. Gonna talk it through w/ some folks.
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Paraphrasing is your friend
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Yeah. Source protection is probs more important than verisimilitude of originals. Gotta be able to articulate that set of guidelines tho
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So how does a first time source verify authenticity without revealing credentials? Hadn't thought about this enough before
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the relationship with the journo vs what the journo reveals is a complicated one
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I can only imagine, that's quite the balance
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There's also a few character-space breadcrumbs in the document. Wow. This leaker wasn't careful at all.pic.twitter.com/9usYecqEKk
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I wonder if anyone has used font kerning watermarks?
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Ugh, that's so 20B* *I think I'm funny.
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I do not understand the graphic. Can somebody explain it, please?
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dude, have you met sources?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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You can see the dots easier if you invert the colors (like with the PaintBrush program built into macOS)pic.twitter.com/G6Bp1ofRhg
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