In the age of desktop publishing, resourceful forgers can readily produce convincing copies of documents such as checks and prescriptions. Now, designers of laser color printers are fighting back with a new antiforgery technology.
JUST THE TICKET. Curved to catch the light, a sample game ticket, printed on a color laser printer, reveals a pattern of words (BOWER CUP FINALS) and fine lines in its glossy layer.
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