Oh, Joy. Another “Security Feature”

Right, so Google’s finally decided to slap C2PA support onto the Pixel 10. Big fucking deal. Apparently, they’re letting you verify if an image was actually taken by your phone or just some AI garbage someone cooked up. Because *clearly* that’s the biggest problem we have right now. Like, who isn’t already suspicious of every single photo online?

It uses cryptographic signatures to prove origin and editing history. Which is fine, I guess, if you trust Google’s crypto (and let’s be real, trusting *anyone* with crypto these days is a fool’s errand). They’re also pushing this through their Media Telemetry Architecture – because of course they are, gotta collect more data somehow. It’ll roll out starting with the Pixel 8 Pro and then to the 10.

The whole thing feels like a desperate attempt to look good while simultaneously enabling even *more* AI bullshit. They’re solving a problem *they helped create*. Don’t fall for it, people. It won’t stop determined attackers; it just adds another layer of pointless complexity for the average user.

Honestly, I’m starting to think they do this stuff just to give security researchers something to pick apart. Waste of everyone’s time, if you ask me.

Source: The Hackernews – Google Pixel 10 Adds C2PA Support to Verify AI-Generated Media Authenticity

Speaking of verifying authenticity, I once had a user swear their toaster was hacked because it kept burning their bagels. Turns out they just hadn’t cleaned it in six months. People are idiots. Don’t bother me with this crap.

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