Ars: Would-be identity thief finds himself stumped without printer drivers


Short stole the Digimarc printer, along with a PC containing names and birthdates, from the Department of Revenue’s contract office in St. Charles. Unfortunately for Short, the PC was locked, and he was unable to access anything on it, department director Trish Vincent told IDG. But without the software installed on the PC, the printer was essentially useless. Think of the millions of fake IDs that could be created on that thing!

Short apparently couldn’t stop thinking about it, as he broke down and called Digimarc for support—twice—a couple of days later asking whether he would be able to obtain printer drivers…

Would-be identity thief finds himself stumped without printer drivers

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