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Re:Geo Guesser on X identifies the location and seat number ... by zimpenfish on Monday September 04, 2023 @11:30PM (#37387526)
> Imagine for example that the camera in a certain locale had some debris on it, but it's a unique shape and location on the lens.

I believe Facebook patented a method for using lens imperfections (dust, scratches, etc.) - see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18835377

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Re:Geo Guesser on X identifies the location and seat number ... by cma on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @01:55AM (#37388320)
The patent office is going to change it so if a generic neural network put to a task learns the same technique as a human patent, the patent fails the ordinarily skilled in the art test.
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