New from 404 Media: inside the underground site where "neural networks" churn out fake IDs
- I tested the service, called OnlyFake, made two IDs in minutes
- I then used one to successfully bypass the identity verification check on a cryptocurrency exchange
- Massive implications for crime, cybersecurity. What does it mean for us when fake IDs are a mouse click away?
@josephcox What bothers me most about this that I've known biometrics — both the fancy version, and the original "someone looks at the picture printed on your government-issued ID card" version — were a bad idea for years. I'll admit that back then, I was thinking more about how it would handle i.e. haircuts and body modification — yay being bad at faces on the best day — but this sort of scenario did cross my mind. And I'm sure many, many other tech people had the same sorts of thoughts.
And yet, here we are, trusting pictures and voices that can now be easily forged.
Why are we always _reacting_ to the future instead of anticipating and preempting it?
Joseph Cox
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