04 Jan 2007
Detecting computer-generated porn?

The judge rightly laughed this idiotic claim out of court. But this case has implications far beyond prosecuting perverts: the veracity of all photographic evidence is being called into question. Think security videos, where images are often "enhanced" ("Photoshopped")to give the police a leg up on identification. Should such things be allowed into court as evidence? Can we trust the camera any more? Could we ever, really?

In this week's installment, the FBI claims that one of its analysts can spot computer-generated images just by looking at them.

(link) [CNET News.com]

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