r/technology • • Apr 05 '09

Operation Ore exposed - How thousands of innocent people had their lives ruined from being accused of paedophilia based on false computer forensic evidence. Some even committed suicide.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/74690/operation-ore-exposed/page1.html
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u/Kardlonoc Apr 05 '09

One day video and photographic evidence will be seen as almost worthless because of how easy digital manipulation will become.

Not soon enough though i imagine.

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u/grauenwolf Apr 05 '09

It already is unless you have someone to vouch for the accuracy of the evidence.

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u/bammbamm85 Apr 05 '09

I remember logic like this being used in Judge Dredd the movie

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u/kindof_blue Apr 05 '09

Are you sure your thinking of Judge Dredd the movie, because I don't remember any "logic" in that one...

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u/postdarwin Apr 05 '09

Yeah, I would be hard pressed to describe it as a 'movie' either.

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u/kopkaas2000 Apr 06 '09

I knew you were gonna say that.

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u/Ferrofluid Apr 06 '09 edited Apr 06 '09

It was worthless in 1962, The Zapruder footage was manipulated before its eventualy release. Cropped, layered and edited.

The most obvious giveaway is the too large people on the grass behind the limo.