Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoResearchers embed digital 'fingerprints' into 3D printed parts — tech may make future ghost guns more traceablewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-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 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·2 months agoThe 3D printer doesn’t need this information.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-up1·2 months agoNo, you could add serial numbers to each part or something similar.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoEvery single 3d printed part that is ever produced? Who should add the serial number? Are steel pipes from the hardware store also serialized?
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?