[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] NYTimes.com: Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images Is Unveiled by Jigsaw

[Dick Miller]

Thanks, Larry!

Jigsaw should have offered an open-source version of that tool. An 
open-source alternative probably will come available soon.
> Note: You may have to be a NYT subscriber -- I am. Does anyone know 
> how to (legally) send out the full article

1. That article - or its source - can be read here:
https://medium.com/jigsaw/disinformation-is-more-than-fake-news-7fdd24ee6bf7

2. The New York Times slips a cookie onto your computer, to count how 
many of its articles you've read. It allows a non-subscriber 2-4 
articles, then locks him/her out. If you browse with Firefox, just 
change its Edit>Preferences>Privacy&Security settings by checking the 
box for "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" - or clear 
them manually when you wish. (If you actually WANT a specific cookie, 
you can make individual exceptions.)

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On 2/15/20 11:27 AM, Larry Wittig wrote:
> From The New York Times:
>
> Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images Is Unveiled by Jigsaw
>
> The company, owned by Google’s parent, introduced a free tool it calls 
> Assembler to sort out real images from fake ones.
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/technology/jigsaw-doctored-images-disinformation.html 
>
>
> Note: You may have to be a NYT subscriber -- I am. Does anyone know 
> how to (legally) send out the full article.
>
>
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