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Re:Google's TOS doesn't eliminate a user's Fourth Amendment ... by tooltower on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @03:54PM (#41999484)
The hash functions used for these purposes are usually not cryptographic hashes. They are "perceptual hashes" that allows for approximate matches (e.g. if the image has been scaled or brightness-adjusted). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptual_hashing

These hashes are not collision-resistant.

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Re:Google's TOS doesn't eliminate a user's Fourth Amendment ... by whatshisface on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @03:58PM (#41999518)
They should be called embeddings.
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