Editing Microdot (section)

==Modern usage==
Microdot identification is a process in which tiny identification tags are [[etching|etched]] or coded with a unique [[serial number]] or, for use on vehicles, with a vehicle identification number ([[VIN]]) or asset identification number.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southtahoenow.com/story/09/16/2015/high-tech-anti-theft-dots-help-south-lake-tahoe-police|title=High tech anti-theft dots to help South Lake Tahoe Police|website=South Tahoe Now|date=17 September 2015 |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/NI/20150617/NEWS/150619902|title='Anti-Theft Dots' latest weapon against crime|date=12 August 2018|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.local8now.com/home/headlines/Alcoa-Police-using-new-DNA-system-for-returning-stolen-property-330967012.html|title=Alcoa Police using new 'DNA' system for returning stolen property|first=Steven|last=Powell|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtkr.com/2015/10/26/can-these-little-stickers-help-police-track-down-your-stolen-items/|title=Can these little stickers help police track down your stolen items?|date=26 October 2015|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/11/27/north-pole-police-launch-new-anti-theft-program/|title=North Pole police launch new anti-theft program|first=Dan Bross, KUAC -|last=Fairbanks|date=28 November 2015|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> In South Africa it is a legal requirement to have a microdot fitted to all new vehicles sold since September 2012 and to all vehicles that require police clearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://securityondots.com/microdot.html|title=Microdot Technology &#124;&#124; Security on Dots}}</ref>

Some printers print, in addition to the document contents requested, tiny [[yellow dots]] containing the printer serial number and a time stamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots|title=List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots|date=19 September 2007|publisher=[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref>