☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoFacebook has a patent for uniquely fingerprinting cameras based on the pattern of dust and scratches on the sensorwww.tiktok.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down14
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkFacebook has a patent for uniquely fingerprinting cameras based on the pattern of dust and scratches on the sensorwww.tiktok.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareCiaranor@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 years agoI wonder if this has anything to do with the What’s App Privacy notice.
minus-squarericcardo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-24 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-squareqoheniac@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 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.