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Re:Image Scrubber: tool for anonymizing photographs taken at... by nkbrd on Sunday May 31, 2020 @07:18PM (#23373909)
Do you really think that altered in any way images without any exif can hold someone accountable? Even videos can not be trusted nowadays.
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Re:Image Scrubber: tool for anonymizing photographs taken at... by bigiain on Sunday May 31, 2020 @11:33PM (#23375269)
We know leo uses parallel construction.

Even images without chain of evidence reliability might get you on "a list"...

Do you reckon cops invited to "run wild" with clearview ai _AREN'T_ gonna be running protester photos through it to see who to "profile"?

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-co...

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Re:Image Scrubber: tool for anonymizing photographs taken at... by bigiain on Sunday May 31, 2020 @11:39PM (#23375298)
Even being fairly familiar with deepfakes, I would very much prefer to avoid having to defend myself in court against prosecutors claiming to have "video evidence" of me murdering someone...
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Re:Image Scrubber: tool for anonymizing photographs taken at... by CameronNemo on Sunday May 31, 2020 @07:29PM (#23374002)
AIUI this is mainly to be used by news publications, which need to continuously build their credibility regardless, rather than as evidence in a courtroom.
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Re:Image Scrubber: tool for anonymizing photographs taken at... by heavyset_go on Sunday May 31, 2020 @09:44PM (#23374811)
Yes. There is a very low bar to pass to convince a jury that a defendent is guilty. 99% conviction rates should scare you.
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