Photoshop Fails At Counterfeit Prevention

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 14, 2004 @04:51AM from the but-the-secret-porn-filter-works-great dept.

JediDan writes "Wired reports that the 'Anti-counterfeiting provisions in the latest version of Adobe Systems' flagship product have proven little more than a speed bump, but company representatives insist that including them was the right thing to do.' Kevin Connor, Adobe's director of product management for professional digital imaging said, 'As a market leader and a good corporate citizen, this just seems like the right thing to do.' Maybe if they didn't spend R&D time and money on useless features, their products would be more affordable."

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Re:Considered they might have been pushed? by tomhudson · 2004-01-14 05:03 · Score: 5, Interesting

The Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group provides the software as a black box without revealing its precise inner workings

How comfortable would you be using a "counterfeit deterrence system" that you had no idea how it works. Makes you wonder if it also has the capability to "phone home" when someone tries to make anything remotely resembling a banknote, or whether there are back doors.