Title: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: theymos on August 25, 2012, 04:27:32 AM I sometimes see screenshots used as proof of things, but it's trivial to create perfect doctored screenshots of sites. For example...
https://i.imgur.com/iYVVc.png https://i.imgur.com/d8daM.png Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: bitcool on August 25, 2012, 04:33:24 AM exactly, all you need is a notepad, and basic knowledge of html.
Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on August 25, 2012, 04:57:31 AM At least nobody has figured out a way to change an image of a face and/or replace the background image. Image what could be done if that were possible.
~Cackling Bear~ Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: TehZomB on August 25, 2012, 05:22:49 AM exactly, all you need is a notepad, and basic knowledge of html. or Firebug. Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: Inaba on August 25, 2012, 05:29:35 AM Or Chrome.
Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: organofcorti on August 25, 2012, 06:33:15 AM About ten years ago a guy I knew would get bank loans and use doctored screenshots as "proof" of ID. He's in gaol now.
Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: Maged on August 25, 2012, 06:37:39 AM Totally agreed, theymos, but they do make a good starting point.
Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: bitlane on August 25, 2012, 11:56:15 AM Screenshots are worthless as proof Thank God for the blockchain and banking records. I hear they can be useful at times. Title: Re: Screenshots are worthless as proof Post by: AndrewBUD on August 25, 2012, 03:50:11 PM I never received my million dollars? What's up with that?
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