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Digital Camera Image Verification

Posted by michael on from the signed-sealed-and-delivered dept.

Polo writes "While reading dpreview, I noticed that among several new products, Canon has announced a Digital Image Verification Kit to prove that an image taken by a particular camera has not been modified. It's disturbing to think about the conditions that would allow digital images to be accepted in a courtroom. I guess one defense would be to figure out how to 'verify' a photo of shark attack..."

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  1. Run around by MacFury · · Score: 5, Funny

    1.) Take picture
    2.) Photoshop picture
    3.) Print picture
    4.) Take picture of printed picture :-)

  2. Re:Not just court rooms by S.Lemmon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because, as we all know, tabloids have a unwavering commitment to the truth! :-)

  3. Re:Not just court rooms by Scrameustache · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm willing to be that one of the first customers for this software is the tabloid newspapers/magazines.

    Time to sell you Weekly World News stock!

    I fear the days of Bat Boy and "face of satan in 'x'" are coming to an end : (

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