☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 years agoFacebook has a patent for uniquely fingerprinting cameras based on the pattern of dust and scratches on the sensorwww.tiktok.commessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down12
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkFacebook has a patent for uniquely fingerprinting cameras based on the pattern of dust and scratches on the sensorwww.tiktok.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 years agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-square@Ciaranor@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•3 years agoI wonder if this has anything to do with the What’s App Privacy notice.
minus-squarericcardolinkfedilink3•edit-23 years agoIt’s a patent from 2015, it has nothing to do with it. To detect dust traces in photos facebook would have to be able to access the unencrypted photo; if facebook has access to your unencrypted whatsapp data, lens dust is the last of your concerns
minus-square@qoheniac@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•3 years agoAs you cannot know if they are able to decrypt it, I would hedge my bets and just assume they can.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the What’s App Privacy notice.
It’s a patent from 2015, it has nothing to do with it. To detect dust traces in photos facebook would have to be able to access the unencrypted photo; if facebook has access to your unencrypted whatsapp data, lens dust is the last of your concerns
As you cannot know if they are able to decrypt it, I would hedge my bets and just assume they can.