Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoResearchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceablewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down110
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkResearchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceablewww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoHow does your 3D printer know that the object it’s printing is meant be part of a gun?
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·2 days agoThe 3D printer doesn’t need this information.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOk, which part would know it is a part for a gun? And how would it know that? If the file name contains the word „gun“?
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoNo, you could add serial numbers to each part or something similar.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoEvery single 3d printed part that is ever produced? Who should add the serial number? Are steel pipes from the hardware store also serialized?
How does your 3D printer know that the object it’s printing is meant be part of a gun?
The 3D printer doesn’t need this information.
Ok, which part would know it is a part for a gun? And how would it know that? If the file name contains the word „gun“?
No, you could add serial numbers to each part or something similar.
Every single 3d printed part that is ever produced? Who should add the serial number? Are steel pipes from the hardware store also serialized?