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Apple may let users prove photos were taken on iPhone
Apple is reportedly planning a feature named Apple Reference Image to verify whether a photo was captured on an iPhone. Discovered in the iOS 27 beta, the system requires users to enable…
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Apple is reportedly planning a feature named Apple Reference Image to verify whether a photo was captured on an iPhone. Discovered in the iOS 27 beta, the system requires users to enable a Reference Mode in the Camera app before taking a picture. Images taken in standard mode will not carry the necessary provenance data for authentication.
For verification, Apple processes sensor-specific information and metadata on its Private Cloud infrastructure, assigning a unique identifier to each authenticated photo. If a camera sensor is found compromised, Apple may revoke previous authentications tied to it. The feature is aimed at journalists, law enforcement, and content creators seeking proof of an image's origin in an age of AI-generated photorealistic fakes.
The Indian Opinion
Apple's Reference Image feature will be sold as a weapon against AI fakery, but the real test is adoption. If only iPhone users who flip on a camera mode can authenticate images, the system covers a sliver of the billions of photos shared daily. It also hands Apple power to revoke past authentications if a sensor is flagged as compromised. Who verifies the verifier? The question no Apple ad will answer.
Source: timesnownews.com
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