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This is simply impossible. The oly real solution to this problem (which will get much worse) is digitally signing genuine content rather than trying to stamp out fakes. If it doesn’t have a signature, assume it’s a fake.
You can look up what Adobe are doing in this space.
Long-term it’s going to be something like every secure device comes with its own inbuilt unit for cryptographically signing the raw files. These signatures can then be matched against manufacturers databases of approved signatures.
This doesn’t guarantee that nothing has been tampered with, but it does provide a link back to the original device allowing you to inspect it.
There are huge privacy concerns as well, anything that’s used to indicate authenticity can be used to track.
This is simply impossible. The oly real solution to this problem (which will get much worse) is digitally signing genuine content rather than trying to stamp out fakes. If it doesn’t have a signature, assume it’s a fake.
This will absolutely ruin open mike and other accidental recording, unfortunately
How do you determine what is genuine, and who holds the keys to digital signing?
You can look up what Adobe are doing in this space.
Long-term it’s going to be something like every secure device comes with its own inbuilt unit for cryptographically signing the raw files. These signatures can then be matched against manufacturers databases of approved signatures.
This doesn’t guarantee that nothing has been tampered with, but it does provide a link back to the original device allowing you to inspect it.
There are huge privacy concerns as well, anything that’s used to indicate authenticity can be used to track.
Fake signature. Checkmate.
Mic drop