counterfeiting
Science

DNA Proves Your Fancy Suit Isn’t A Fake

Wool from Yorkshire in Northern England is so fabulous that bad guys want to counterfeit it, so wool merchants are shooting it up with proprietary DNA to prove it’s the real thing.

September 2, 2011
News

What Do Apple And Viagra Have In Common?

Apple and Viagra seem like two companies least likely to share a common bond, but in fact, both have employed the services of, as the New Yorker‘s Evan Osnos puts it, “the Seal Team Six of global manufacturing”.

August 15, 2011
News

China Shuts Down Those 22 Fake Apple Stores

After authorities from the Chinese city of Kunming discovered 22 retail shops illegally masquerading as Apple stores and Apple filed a complaint, all 22 of those shops made their Apple branding vanish.

December 23, 2010
Science

Counterfeiters Will Be Out Of A Job If Banknotes Go Electronic

Nevermind that banknotes are less than a millimetre thick, they’re soon going to be stamped with electronic circuits for yet another anti-counterfeit measure. The notes will be traceable thanks to the semiconducting organic molecules, potentially putting a stop to bank-heists.

July 23, 2010
Software

Microsoft Uses CSI-Style Forensic Tech To Catch Software Counterfeiters

Microsoft takes fighting software counterfeiting so seriously that it’s looking at crime-scene forensic technology for inspiration. Apparently the software maker is using custom microscopes to match counterfeit discs to their creators – just like bullets to guns:

April 22, 2010

Why You Don’t Want To Counterfeit The Hideous New $US100 Bill

This is the new $US100 bill. It is revolting. But that’s not the only reason you wouldn’t want to try counterfeiting this malignantly redesigned slip of currency, the most counterfeited of all denominations.

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