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August 25, 2012, 04:27:32 AM
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I sometimes see screenshots used as proof of things, but it's trivial to create perfect doctored screenshots of sites. For example...






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August 25, 2012, 04:33:24 AM
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exactly, all you need is a notepad, and basic knowledge of html. 
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August 25, 2012, 04:57:31 AM
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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.

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August 25, 2012, 05:22:49 AM
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exactly, all you need is a notepad, and basic knowledge of html. 

or Firebug.
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August 25, 2012, 05:29:35 AM
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Or Chrome.

If you're searching these lines for a point, you've probably missed it.  There was never anything there in the first place.
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August 25, 2012, 06:33:15 AM
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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.

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August 25, 2012, 06:37:39 AM
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Totally agreed, theymos, but they do make a good starting point.

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August 25, 2012, 11:56:15 AM
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Screenshots are worthless as proof

Thank God for the blockchain and banking records. I hear they can be useful at times.

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