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[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."  

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