Or you can just read it directly. Just need some light.
It’s actually better than plain text stored on a Hard Drive/ CD/ Floppy et c., which requires corresponding reading devices, format parsing systems, a display to show it and an appropriate power source, after which you can consider using a human to use the data (or remove the monitor and convert data into other data, in which case, you need another output device/network).
In principle none of that data should leave the phone line. Dunno whether carriers encrypt VoIP but in any case it shouldn’t leak into the internet. Back in the days it was considered secure because in practice it’s indeed similarly secure as a letter: In organisational terms, yes, in computer science terms, hell no.
Scottish inventor Alexander Bain worked on chemical-mechanical fax-type devices and in 1846 was able to reproduce graphic signs in laboratory experiments. He received British patent 9745 on May 27, 1843, for his “Electric Printing Telegraph”.
In 1880, English inventor Shelford Bidwell constructed the scanning phototelegraph that was the first telefax machine to scan any two-dimensional original, not requiring manual plotting or drawing.
Yes, but can I still submit using a fax machine?
What year is this, 2015?
Who’s Fred? Also, perhaps related, what’s kerning?
No, only on paper with hanko stamp that you left at home.
Healthcare worker, chiming in:
Yes please.
Ah yes, just how sensitive information should be sent. In clear text over the internet.
It’s not in clear text, you have to use a decent OCR
Or you can just read it directly. Just need some light.
It’s actually better than plain text stored on a Hard Drive/ CD/ Floppy et c., which requires corresponding reading devices, format parsing systems, a display to show it and an appropriate power source, after which you can consider using a human to use the data (or remove the monitor and convert data into other data, in which case, you need another output device/network).
Needing a human in the loop kills automation.
I’d rather not automate convicting random people.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/22/google-csam-account-blocked
Besides, what I said earlier would be more of a concern for preservation of information in case of civilisation level disasters.
No, we’re automating HIPAA violations for nefarious purposes. Do try to keep up.
In principle none of that data should leave the phone line. Dunno whether carriers encrypt VoIP but in any case it shouldn’t leak into the internet. Back in the days it was considered secure because in practice it’s indeed similarly secure as a letter: In organisational terms, yes, in computer science terms, hell no.
Sure, that’s never going. Why would we want to lose our technological connection to Abraham Lincoln and samurai?
I love that this is literally accurate.
Had to go check, damn.
Christ!
— Wikipedia