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Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography

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  1. albert_e · · focus · HN ↗
    Thinking aloud about failure modes / edge cases:

    If i create a high quality deepfake image, project it on a large screen and take a photo of that image with an iPhone (+apple verified image secure tag) ... would that resulting image be considered "authentic" by default?

    Would digital forensics accessible to lay people still be able to fact-check and call out misuse / fakery of the new secure tag.

    1. MBCook · · focus · HN ↗
      It is authentic, in a way. It’s exactly what you took a picture of.

      I do wonder how easy that would be to detect, but I can’t help but think some sort of artefacting or something would show up.

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