@linucs@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agoWhy don't social media and the web in general implement asymmetric key signing to always be able to verify the source of a content, thus eliminating the risk of deep fakes and fake news?message-square13fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't social media and the web in general implement asymmetric key signing to always be able to verify the source of a content, thus eliminating the risk of deep fakes and fake news?@linucs@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@brokenlcd@feddit.itlinkfedilink11•2 months agoThe problem is the chain of trust. What tells you that the key you have is the right one and not a fake interposing between you and the real one? That has been a problem for a substantial amount of time.
minus-square@AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoI could see it working if (say) someone tries to modify or fabricate video from a known news source, where you could check the key against other content from the same source.
The problem is the chain of trust. What tells you that the key you have is the right one and not a fake interposing between you and the real one?
That has been a problem for a substantial amount of time.
I could see it working if (say) someone tries to modify or fabricate video from a known news source, where you could check the key against other content from the same source.