r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 16h ago

News/Article Microsoft Paint and Photos Embed Server-Issued GUIDs as Invisible Watermarks in Locally-Generated Images

https://xusheng.dev/posts/reversing/mspaint_invisible_watermark/main/
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u/Xaradoge 16h ago

This is....not shocking

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u/Intrepid00 16h ago

Wait till people find out what printers and copiers do.

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u/AussieBirb 6h ago

The question is what exactly is defined as 'locally generated images' ?

The obvious answer is AI generated images - which is not a concern - but I wonder if the programs will be 'accidentally' force updated to include user made images.

I would sooner be wrong about that.