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Computers, Court, and Fingerprints

Posted by timothy on from the but-you-said-the-camera-doesn't-lie dept.

Degrees writes "Should Law Enforcement be allowed to Photoshop fingerprints? That is the question posed in this article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The suspect is charged with murder, and the evidence was circumstantial before the fingerprint enhancment. At the end, the crime scene investigators say they want encrypted cameras. The implication is they want DRM-enabled digital cameras with software for full audit-trail capability. Would that make the Photoshoping more credible? Would DRM cameras be a good thing for Joe Citizen?"

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  1. Sure... by Grip3n · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...just as long as they don't go effect happy and start making lens flares and drop shadows and start saying "l00k 47 my 31337 gr4ph1x" during court room proceedings.

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  2. The real reason by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on. The real reason they should not be able to Photoshop pictures of fingerprints is that they should have to use the gimp instead.