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Fun fact: A Microsoft font also helped expose corruption by Pakistan's former PM, Nawaz Sharif [1]. Apparently, documents dated to 2006 were typed up using Cali
by churchill 2y ago
Fun fact: A Microsoft font also helped expose corruption by Pakistan's former PM, Nawaz Sharif [1]. Apparently, documents dated to 2006 were typed up using Calibri, a font that only went into public distribution around 2007.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15961354/pakistan-calibri-font-scandal-forged-documents https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15961354/pakistan-calibri...
- esafak 2y agoSame thing in Turkey. https://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/2012/10/04/dani-rodrik-did-microsoft-steal-its-fonts-from-the-turkish-army/ https://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/2012/10/04/dani-rodrik-d...
- ruthmarx 2y agoI guess it's prudent to remember to always use Times New Roman when committing fraud.
- m463 2y agoNote that although the Roman Empire started around 27 BC, Times New Roman is only good for fraud going back to 1932 AD.
- nullc 2y agoNo match to Wright's documents from the neolithic era, discussed during the trial.
- thebruce87m 2y agoPapyrus?
- amy-petrik-214 2y agoStill doesn't work, NSA has a backdoor agreement with "Big Font" to put little tags in fonts to pinpoint the time, data, and individual authoring the pdf or similar. Similar to how they watermark laser printers, the waterfont the fonts
- ruthmarx 2y agoWhat's stopping anyone from using a front from a Windows 95 install? How would what you say apply?
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 2y agoAlso fonts helped discredit Dan Rather’s Killian memo. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_authenticity_issues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_authentici...