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New Photo Fraud Detection Software

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the get-the-red-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNet is reporting that Hany Farid, Professor of Computer Science and applied mathematics at Darthmouth College, has developed a new version of his Image Science Group's photo fraud software now in use by the FBI and large media organizations. The current software is written in Matlab, but the new version will be written in Java making it much more readily available to local police and smaller media organizations. From the article: 'I hope to have a beta out in the next six months,' Farid said. 'Right now, you need someone who is reasonably well-trained to use it.'"

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  1. but... by smash · · Score: 4, Funny
    How do we know the fraud detection software isn't fraudulent? :D

    smash.

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  2. Very good idea, but... by jibjibjib · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can we adapt it to detect Slashdot article fraud?

  3. what could go wrong? by Loconut1389 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rewrite software written in powerful mathematical simulation software in java?
    What could possibly go wrong?

    And now, rather than processing an image in 30 minutes, it takes 30 hours, yay!

  4. In related news... by Elitist_Phoenix · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news NASA announced today that it would close its public picture archives ;)

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