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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. open source? by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Interesting
    "Will you be able to get a copy of the Java-based version of the Image Science Group's applications? Probably not. One of the dilemmas of this type of software is that the more widespread the distribution, the more chance forgers will exploit it to their advantage."

    followed by -

    "...the software will be made freely available under an open-source license.
    --
    "Taxpayers," he said, "are paying me to do this research and it needs to go back out." "

    Which is it?

    1. Re:open source? by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Those aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. He said access will be limited, most likely to police, FBI and other government agencies. But if those agencies want to enhance it, or make it better, they'll be able to do so under the open source license. The license may have a clause that limits who can get access to the software, but for those who are able to access it, typical OS rights are given to them.

      Or he might not know what he's talking about, and/or wanted to use the term "open source" for good free publicity.

  2. This article likes to contradict itself by icydog · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As pointed out earlier, apparently the source code won't be released but it is open-source. Interesting.

    Anyways, also FTFA:

    Still, around 1 percent of accepted articles contain manipulated images that do significantly affect the results, said executive editor Mike Rossner. Those papers get rejected.

    So do they get accepted or rejected?