Copy machines have a relatively simple, single task so generally it's accepted that they'll function without issue and maintain 100 percent accuracy. Unfortunately, some owners of select Xerox products are experiencing an alarming problem that goes against both of those expectations. Numbers in scanned documents are being swapped for erroneous digits, and unless you're looking closely at your copies, the issue could easily go unnoticed — but resulting headaches could be massive. "The scanned images look correct at first glance, even though numbers may actually be incorrect," writes David Kriesel, who uncovered the worrying bug last week while scanning construction documents. Numbers were randomly being altered, with 6 and 8 proving...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/6/4594482/xerox-copiers-randomly-replacing-numbers-in-documents
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