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August 7, 2006
Signed photographs means less fraud
You may have heard that Reuters, providing global news feeds since 1851 was shamed into pulling a photograph of burning buildings in Beirut yesterday because little green footballs figured out that the photograph was doctored. LGF is being crushed under the resulting slashdoting. I haven't seen anyone discuss how this could have easily been avoided.
The Nikon D2X, has built in functionality to digitally sign a photograph to establish which camera took it and if it has been altered. Is news buyers would simply demand signed images from reporters in the field, stuff like this would be a reduced to situations of malice by the buyers.
What an age to live in though, where savvy people can not only see up to the minute news in great quantities and find people to discuss it with, but with technology to distribute their thoughts essentially for free.
Posted by OneEyedMan at August 7, 2006 7:11 PM
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