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Originally posted by richard
If all it takes is to change 1 pixel, how long before scammers realise (i'm sure they read the boards)?
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An excellent point! You are correct, that even a 1 pixel change, or even a change in the jpeg header for comments, can cause the image to be considered a different image.
If a person altered an image in the hopes of hiding from sniffy, they still have to make that image available via the web. If it's on the web, then sniffy's aim is to retrieve it.
So this new image with just the 1 pixel altered won't get automatically scrubbed against the database, but when the human reviewer sees it, they won't realize that it is the same pic in the db that has just 1 pixel changed, but instead, will judge the picture based on a set of guidelines that determines if the image is "adult content", or CP, etc.
Since sniffy spiders from multiple locations (differnet ISP and ip numbers), it makes her harder for a webmaster to try to foil sniffy.
There will certainly be many challenges that we and sniffy face, but if you agree that the issue of CP is a problem, then we are offering a possible solution. Whether it is successful or become the defacto standard, is something that time will tell.
Lee and I feel we have a solution, and believe that we can do something proactive about this issue.
Your comments and feedback are very welcomed. You certainly help us to flush out our vision in a public setting so that our efforts become more communal, where we all are sharing and moving in the same direction of CP removal.
-dj