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Show HN: Time based tokens for confirming video authenticity

https://blog.stevej.ca/p/verifying-video-authenticity-using

I made a tool that allows anyone to confirm if a video I am in is authentic or not. https://videoverify.stevej.ca/stevejones

The basic idea is that I read out a token when the video is recorded and then anyone can verify it by checking online. It's obviously redundant if I am sharing a video through my own channel but I think it could be interesting for celebrities and politicians that are often recorded by other people.

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Re:Show HN: Time based tokens for confirming video authenticity by phillipseamore on Friday February 14, 2025 @12:59AM (#43045332)
I've seen these ideas several times, one of the most featureful is: https://qrdate.org/