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An open system for proving the originality of, and modifications made to, photographic and video media. (github.com)
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[–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

In a similar way to the way DRM works in stuff like consoles today. And I'm not sure I follow the second problem here. Anybody could create this type of system going forward. But you have to produce hardware to take a picture in the first place, so obviously hardware manufacturers would be the ones to apply this process. The key simply links a photo back to a manufacturer. It doesn't give companies monopoly on anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    DRM has this same problem that I was referring to. Because Blu-ray players need to have a secret key to decode movies, attackers have been able to extract the keys. Same with DRM streaming 4K from video streaming sites like Netflix to phones. Attackers have rooted phones and extracted keys so that there is now software to download from Netflix in full 4K. I don't know of a DRM that hasn't been cracked.

    What I meant with my second paragraph is that a government could secretly compel a respected camera company to hand over the keys. Then that government could deep fake photos to provide justification for actions and the photos would appear genuine due to the keys signing them.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago

    Sure, that's possible of course, but that doesn't really change the status quo. The government has always had far more ability to create fake content than individuals. However, this type of system would allow individuals to prove veracity of their content, which is where the real value comes in my opinion. If you have a professional photographer then they can prove that their camera took a particular picture. If you trust that photographer then you can know that a picture came from that individual. I think that's going to be the dynamic going forward. People will decide on what sources they trust, and the technology will provide a way to tell what the source for the media is.

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