NFTs to the rescue - what a joke.
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sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
I had anticipated that there would be an uptick in cryptographic signing to combat the problem as this sort of fakery has become ubiquitous, which in my mind would assure the recipient of a file that
A) the file is unaltered after the date/time of the signing B) that the file was created by the named photographer or videographer
This is not proof of authenticity but with a verifiable source, the file recipient could at least judge for themselves based on the reputation of the file creator (say, a notable AP photojournalist vs. some random schmoe).
Thus far, whenever I have raised this idea in a public forum, it has met with silence or even derision. What am I missing?
Quereller@lemmy.one 6 months ago
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
You seem to be conflating NFTs and digitally signatures. Any file can be signed, unrelated to any sort of block chain technology. See PGP and related for more information.
Quereller@lemmy.one 6 months ago
Why should I trust the authenticity of your signning key? Solution 1: web of trust like PGP. Impossible with foreign content. Solution 2: Trusted Certificate authorities (private/ state/ UN) Solution 3: a block chain (scaling problems)
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
If I generate a key pair and use it to sign a file and distribute it and then I publish the public key somewhere like Facebook, any recipient of the file could be assured that the file originated from my Facebook account. A public certificate is not required to do this. As to whether the Facebook account holder is actually me is another problem, but hopefully major social media platforms require at least a photo ID.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Literally nothing to do with nfts
Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It takes an extra 2 minutes, that’s why its dead in the water. People go who would spend x amount of time to deepfake me that I should spend an extra two minutes on assuring integrity? And well for most of the population they are probably right.
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
I suppose you are correct, but it seems like a standard could be adopted to automate the process for both the creator and the consumer. And while the system would work for any creator, it seems most important to be able to ensure the integrity of the work product of journalistic professionals.