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That's one of these things that sounds like a crazy conspiracy theory the first time you hear about it, but it's true
Edit: haven't actually clicked the link. I mean the yellow dots which the printer makes which is directly traceable to your printer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code
Basically all printer manufacturers entered a secret contract with governments.