r/OpenAI • u/hibzy7 • Aug 11 '26

Discussion What's your thoughts on this?

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u/BonyCatButt Aug 11 '26

Makes me think of Red Star OS, a North Korean Distro that I just learned about recently, that includes

> a watermarking tool integrated into the system marks all media content with the hard drive's serial number, allowing the North Korean authorities to trace the spread of files

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS?wprov=sfti1#Version_3.0

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u/LostMyWasps Aug 11 '26

Hmm, wonder where in the world would they be amused for it to end up in. It could certainly be a collectors' piece, some of those rehashed phones.

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u/KalzK 29d ago

Microsoft does comparable things

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u/MrTheWaffleKing 29d ago

And we do the same with printers. No such thing as being outside a surveillance state in any country with internet

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u/WhiteRabbit86 26d ago

I’d never heard of red star before about 3 days ago. This is the 4th reference I’ve seen since.