In this case, however, the affidavit reveals that Perez-Lugones’s employer could see not only the typical metadata stored by printers, such as file names, file sizes, and time of printing, but it could also view the actual contents of the printed materials — in this case, prosecutors say, the screenshots themselves. As the affidavit points out, “Perez-Lugones’ employer can retrieve records of print activity on classified systems, including copies of printed documents.”
Safe to assume if you’re working with classified documents on government computers in a SCIF you’re being watched. Closely.
Even without the classified environment, it’s not like print queues are encrypted. Depending on your setup you can watch the files going in and just copy and paste them out.
It’s one of those many things people don’t think about. It’s not ever been safe because it wasn’t possible, it’s been safe because it’s generally not worth looking at.
Don’t ever assume anything you do on a work device is private.
Safe to assume if you’re working with classified documents on government computers in a SCIF you’re being watched. Closely.
Even without the classified environment, it’s not like print queues are encrypted. Depending on your setup you can watch the files going in and just copy and paste them out.
It’s one of those many things people don’t think about. It’s not ever been safe because it wasn’t possible, it’s been safe because it’s generally not worth looking at.
Don’t ever assume anything you do on a work device is private.
Just ask Reality Winner.