So now we have red light cameras managed by a company who makes copiers that falsify the output. What could go wrong?
The use of "changing numbers" and "falsify" seems to have been used to imply that Xerox has been chosen because there might be future collusion to issue improper tickets.
Realize that "copiers" can also be used as "scanners". There is absolutely no indication that a "copy" of a document will not be just that. The issue, admitted by Xerox, has to do with scanning "stress documents" where the user is making changes to the factory default settings (eg. enlargement).
A "stress document" is described as documents with small fonts and those already scanned multiple times.
Just in case anyone bought into the statement that this was happening when users were making changes to the factory settings, there was a follow-up story where Xerox, as well as the researcher, confirmed that this was happening while the machine was still ON FACTORY SETTINGS:
Xeron has been in the news lately
I would think they would be busy enough trying to stop their copiers from changing numbers when they make a copy:
http://it.slashdot.org/story/13/08/06/1240215/xerox-photocop...
So now we have red light cameras managed by a company who makes copiers that falsify the output. What could go wrong?
Life must be getting tough
Life must be getting tough for Xerox that they have to get into a "guaranteed" revenue stream!
At least they've got the paperwork handled.
Fred
For those interested
I would think they would be busy enough trying to stop their copiers from changing numbers when they make a copy:
http://it.slashdot.org/story/13/08/06/1240215/xerox-photocop...
So now we have red light cameras managed by a company who makes copiers that falsify the output. What could go wrong?
The use of "changing numbers" and "falsify" seems to have been used to imply that Xerox has been chosen because there might be future collusion to issue improper tickets.
If anyone is interested in the details, they can read
http://realbusinessatxerox.blogs.xerox.com/2013/08/07/update...
Realize that "copiers" can also be used as "scanners". There is absolutely no indication that a "copy" of a document will not be just that. The issue, admitted by Xerox, has to do with scanning "stress documents" where the user is making changes to the factory default settings (eg. enlargement).
A "stress document" is described as documents with small fonts and those already scanned multiple times.
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Life must be getting tough for Xerox that they have to get into a "guaranteed" revenue stream!
At least they've got the paperwork handled.
Fred
I was wondering what you were implying about Xerox
get[ting] into a "guaranteed" revenue stream
no, it is on factory settings
Just in case anyone bought into the statement that this was happening when users were making changes to the factory settings, there was a follow-up story where Xerox, as well as the researcher, confirmed that this was happening while the machine was still ON FACTORY SETTINGS:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/08/10/1241249/xerox-co...