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Spymarks, not Watermarks

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  1. pavo-etc · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm not convinced spymark is better than just "invisible watermarks", spymark to my ears sounds designed to be sound very negative when invisible watermarks are not always negative, e.g. the counterfeit bank note example.

    Tech like SynthID I see a net positive especially since it doesn't degrade text quality. I dream about a browser extension running at all times that makes text more translucent based on the confidence of LLM writing[0].

    This article's suggestion of using it to unmask whistleblowers is very interesting and not something I'd thought about though. Still not convinced that spymark is a better name though.

    [0]: Sean Goedecke&#x27;s Deckard is close but it would rather invisible than bright red <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.seangoedecke.com&#x2F;deckard&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.seangoedecke.com&#x2F;deckard&#x2F;

    1. lukewarm707 · · focus · HN ↗
      the spymark tracks you. it is negative.
      1. cryptonector · · focus · HN ↗
        Right. Watermarks are the same in every copy -- they mark a copyright or whatever. Whereas these things are personalized, therefore they do track you as a source of sharing.
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