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Computer security specialist, forensic researcher, and founder of FotoForensics. Sleep is not necessary.
The Hacker Factor Blog: The Big Bulleted List of C2PA Issues
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I'm often asked if I have a list of C2PA problems. Yes, yes I do. Here's the current 27-page bulleted list. Any one of these issues should make companies reconsider any C2PA adoption plans and run away.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: C2PA and Authentication Updates
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C2PA won't stop fake IDs, BBC made their bad example worse, Microsoft's validation service is offline, and Truepic's gives bad results. But good news: UMBC is formally evaluating C2PA, SEAL, and related tech.
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April 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Safety in Numbers
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Simple tips to stay safe online when attending a protest.
Safety in Numbers - The Hacker Factor Blog
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April 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Sign Here
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Don't trust signatures in PDF files. They are too easy to forge and alter.
Sign Here - The Hacker Factor Blog
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March 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Crashing Arizona's C2PA Pilot

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The Arizona Secretary of State released a pilot program that demonstrates C2PA signing. Every example demonstrates how C2PA does NOT work.
Crashing Arizona's C2PA Pilot - The Hacker Factor Blog
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March 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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February 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy Superb Owl day.
February 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: ShmooCon and C2PA Forgeries
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At ShmooCon, Microsoft presented on C2PA but didn't address any of the problems. To demonstrate the ineffectiveness of C2PA, I walk through step-by-step how to create an authenticated forgery.
ShmooCon and C2PA Forgeries - The Hacker Factor Blog
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February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Old Western

"The Garamond brothers are back and they're going after the Courier," declared Arielle.

"Don't worry," Roman replied. "The New Times reported that there's a new Serif in town."
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Signed and SEALed
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SEAL can now digitally sign over two dozen different common file formats, including images, audio, video, and documents.
Signed and SEALed - The Hacker Factor Blog
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November 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM
I keep hearing the lots of people are moving to Bluesky, but are people actually using it?
November 21, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Adobe's study about the Adobe sponsored solution found that Adobe's users demand Adobe's solution.

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It's written by Adobe's Head of Responsible Innovative Communications, who is working on Adobe's C2PA and CAI.

Yup, no bias in these findings! (sarcasm emoji: 💩)
Adobe Study Reveals U.S. Consumers Demand Robust Misinformation Safeguards Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election
New Adobe study finds that majority of U.S. consumers are concerned about misinformation in the lead up to the 2024 presidential election To protect themselves against misinformation, most consumers w...
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September 23, 2024 at 7:18 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: C2PA from the Attacker's Perspective
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I recently participated in a panel discussion about C2PA. As part of the attacker's perspective, I demonstrated how to trivially alter C2PA's cryptographically signed time stamp.
C2PA from the Attacker's Perspective - The Hacker Factor Blog
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May 9, 2024 at 8:06 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Upcoming IPTC Conference Presentation. I'm on a panel taking about C2PA! Show up and ask questions!

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May 5, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: The Jitter Bug Part 2
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Finally figured out how to stop the random CPU crashes! (At least, I really think so this time.)
April 21, 2024 at 7:20 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: VIDA: The Simple Life www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
A simple, free, and decentralized solution for media authentication. (A better solution than C2PA.)
April 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Introducing: The Brick www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
April 1, 2024 at 12:41 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Clear The DEC www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
March 27, 2024 at 1:37 AM
The Hacker Factor Blog: The Great Kate Debate www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
March 13, 2024 at 1:27 AM
The Hacker Factor Blog: IEEE, BBC, and C2PA www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
March 8, 2024 at 4:39 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: C2PA's Time Warp www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
March 4, 2024 at 9:01 PM
I've been following some news feeds on BlueSky. However, many of them are for paywalled content. I've started muting any news account that posts clickbait headlines that link to a paywall. (First up? Financial Times ft.com .)
February 16, 2024 at 11:23 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: The Jitter Bug www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
February 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: 12 Years at FotoForensics www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
February 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
The Hacker Factor Blog: Save The Date www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.p...
February 5, 2024 at 10:04 PM