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Graphics Advances Make Identifying Real Images Difficult

Posted by timothy on from the click-here-to-convict-your-enemy dept.

destinyland writes "The FBI's geeks admitted they were nervous over computer-generated images at a recent forensics conference. In court they're now arguing that a jury 'can tell' if an image is real or computer-generated — which marks the current boundary between legal and illegal. But reporter Debbie Nathan argues that that distinction is getting fuzzy, and that geeks will inevitably make it obsolete." Note: some of the linked (computer-generated) images may be disturbing.

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  1. Re:Why does it matter? by Hyppy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're a moron. Seriously. Your defense has devolved into "Let's make this illegal so it would be a crime to frame an innocent person."

    It's already a crime to file false police reports, it's already a crime to have real child pornography, and it's already a crime to access an information system without authorization.

    You're using a stretched-out, impossible situation as an example to further your moral crusades.