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China TV show exposes scam linking ‘peace’ sign selfies to privacy risks

South China Morning Post · · 221 words · By Zoey Zhang
Cybersecurity Risks AI and Image Processing Biometric Privacy
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3352777/china-tv…

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A casual peace sign in a selfie has become China’s latest online privacy concern after experts warned that the popular pose could expose users’ fingerprints.”
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The provided evidence consists of generic definitions of 'experts' and directory listings for expert witnesses. There is no evidence provided that confirms a specific privacy concern in China regarding peace sign selfies.
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web search NEUTRAL — An expert, more generally, is a person with extensive knowledge or ability based on research, experience, or occupation and in a particular area of study. Experts are called in for advice on their res…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert
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web search NEUTRAL — Why trust Experts.com? Since 1994, Experts.com has been the platform for accessing vetted professionals across diverse areas of expertise. We eliminate the need for intermediaries or brokers and ensur…
https://www.experts.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Our Register lists the profiles of over 600 expert witnesses and consultants in over 300 categories. Find the professional you need when you search by category and subcategory below. Physiatry (physic…
https://www.sfbar.org/roe-directory/
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“In a mainland workplace reality show aired in April, financial expert Li Chang used a celebrity selfie to show how clearly visible fingers in a photograph could put personal biometric data at risk.”
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The evidence provided includes generic news homepages (CNBC, NPR, FT) and Wikipedia entries for people named 'Chang' who are not the 'financial expert Li Chang' described in the claim. No evidence of the reality show or the demonstration exists in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chang Can Dunk is a 2023 American sports teen drama film written and directed by Jingyi Shao in his feature length debut, starring Bloom Li, Dexter Darden, Ben Wang, Zoe Renee, Chase Liefeld, Eric Ant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Can_Dunk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chang Li-chi (born 1984) is an educator of the People's Republic of China. Born in Taichung County, Taiwan, Chang is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the School of International Studies, Huaqiao…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Li-chi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chang Li-sheng (Chinese: 張厲生; pinyin: Zhāng Lìshēng; 17 June 1901 – 20 April 1971) was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Kuomintang from 1954 to 1959. L.S. C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Li-sheng
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“Li said fingerprints could potentially be extracted from selfies taken within 1.5 metres if the fingers faced the camera directly.”
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The evidence provided relates to face symmetry tests and general forensic science regarding what fingerprints tell us, but does not mention the specific 1.5-meter distance claim or the ability to extract fingerprints from selfies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Face the camera directly, not at an angle. Ensure good, even lighting on your face. Pull hair back from forehead and cheeks. Use a neutral expression, no filters.Get your face symmetry score within se…
https://attractivenesstest.com/facial-symmetry-test
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web search NEUTRAL — Free Face Symmetry Test Online. Is my face symmetrical? If you want to check face symmetry, just upload your clear, front-facing selfie to our face symmetry calculator. Within a few seconds, you will …
https://www.fotor.com/features/face-symmetry-test/
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web search NEUTRAL — Fingerprints are not merely impressions of ridge patterns; they also consist of the sweat, oils, and other residues transferred from the skin onto a surface. Forensic scientists can analyze these resi…
https://legalclarity.org/what-can-fingerprints-tell-you-abou…
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“Even at a distance of 1.5 to 3 metres, around half of the hand details could still be recovered.”
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The evidence provided discusses general forensic photography and lens types (wide angle vs telephoto) but does not provide any data or confirmation regarding the recovery of hand details from 1.5 to 3 meters.
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web search NEUTRAL — Crime scene photography involves accurately documenting crime scenes and evidence through photographs. It is important that photographs are clear, consistent in scale, and provide a faithful represent…
https://www.scribd.com/document/562330415/FORENSIC-PHOTOGRAP…
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web search NEUTRAL — It can be used for most photographs that need to be taken at a crime scene because it can capture as much area as half a wall. It can also take satisfactory photographs of pieces of evidence at standa…
https://quizlet.com/45880648/forensic-textbook-chapter-3-fla…
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web search NEUTRAL — A wide angle lens creates distortion, especially when close up photographs are taken. (the distance between objects appears to be greater than it actually is). The camera should be held with a vertica…
https://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/crime-scene-photogr…
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“The programme showed fingerprint ridges becoming visible after the image was enhanced with photo-editing software and artificial intelligence (AI) tools.”
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The evidence provided lists generic AI photo editing tools and their capabilities (background swap, retouching), but does not confirm that these tools were used in a specific program to make fingerprint ridges visible.
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web search NEUTRAL — Edit Photos with Natural Language - AI Photo Editor. Upload your image, choose an editing mode, enter a prompt — combine background swap, filter, lighting, object removal and image composition to get …
https://ezenhancer.ai/photo-editor/
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web search NEUTRAL — Free AI image editor online. Edit, enhance, retouch, remove objects, and generate visuals with prompts.How to Use MagicEraser AI Image Editor with Prompt Free. Edit, enhance, or restyle any photo in f…
https://magiceraser.org/ai-image-editor/
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web search NEUTRAL — Multiple AI editing tools for enhancing and retouching photos in seconds. Minutes to Seconds - Edit Photos with AI in One Click. Our AI image editor brings a set of AI-driven editing tools to help you…
https://www.fotor.com/ai-photo-editor/
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“According to China Newsweek, Jing Jiwu, a cryptography professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, said portrait photos taken with high-quality cameras could make it possible to reconstruct hand details from a “scissor hand” pose.”
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The evidence confirms that Jiwu Jing is indeed a Professor at the School of Cryptology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, there is no evidence in the provided search results that he made the specific statement regarding 'scissor hand' poses and fingerprint reconstruction. The identity of the person is verified, but the claim remains uncorroborated by the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jiwu Jing Affiliations: Institute of Information Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Data Assurance and Communication Security State Key Laboratory of Inf…
https://dl.acm.org/profile/81339507619
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web search NEUTRAL — Jiwu Jing's 3 research works with 47 citations and 57 reads, including: Deviation-Resistant Traffic-Aware Dynamic Spectrum Access
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Jiwu-J…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jiwu Jing, Professor, School of Cryptology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...
https://www.cn.aminer.org/profile/jiwu-jing/542ad879dabfaec7…
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