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[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 36 points 10 months ago

Ah, DRM for your photos.

Great.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 43 points 10 months ago

Not at all. From what I understand of this article, it wouldn't stop you from doing anything you wanted with the image. It just generates a signed certificate at the moment the picture is taken that authenticates that that particular image existed at that particular time. You can copy the image if you like.

[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Forgive the cynicism, but: free, for now.

What happens when the company decides all of a sudden to lock the service behind a subscription pay wall?

Do you still maintain rights to your photos when you use this service?

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago

I have no idea what you're proposing be "locked behind a subscription pay wall." The certificate exists and is public from the moment the picture is taken. It can be validated by anyone from that point forward, otherwise it would be pointless. Post the timestamp and the public key on a public blockchain and there's nothing that can be "taken away" after that.

Your rights to your photos are from your copyright on them. This service shouldn't affect that. Read the EULA and don't sign your rights away and there's no way they can be taken.

I suppose if they are running some kind of identity-verification service they could cut you off from that and prevent future photos you take from being signed after that, but that doesn't change the past.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What happens is the signature attached to the photo becomes impossible to maintain when the photo is edited, but the photos themselves are no different from any other photo. In other words, just a return to the status quo.

[-] burliman@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

This is an adorable show of optimism.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago

๐Ÿ™„

Digital signatures are not nefarious. Quit freaking out about things just because you don't understand them.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

It's how this works.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 6 points 10 months ago

This isn't DRM. I can't believe you have so many upvotes for such blatant FUD.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Welcome to ~~Reddit~~ Lemmy, where everyone just reads the title and jumps to conclusions based on that

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