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Re:Be careful what you copy: Invisibly inserting usernames i... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:33AM (#16754491)
LSB alterations would be in lossless encoded images, like PNG (of the bit-depth was sufficient); but not in lossy image formats like JPEG.
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Re:Be careful what you copy: Invisibly inserting usernames i... by chatmasta on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:51AM (#16754641)
Right, and since most screenshots are jpeg, that means LSB would likely be lost.
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Re:Be careful what you copy: Invisibly inserting usernames i... by masonicb00m on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @03:04PM (#16757825)
At least on macOS, screenshots are PNG. Does Windows make JPEGs?
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Re:Be careful what you copy: Invisibly inserting usernames i... by MandieD on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @03:43PM (#16758250)
The Snipping Tool included with Win 10 defaults to saving as PNG
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