SASSA's Face-Off: 68,000 Grandmas, Pensioners Cut Off by Algorithm

Fake Photo, Real Jail: 45 Days for the Lie That Fooled a Judge

A man in Kentucky spent forty-five days in jail. Not for a crime in the usual sense. He submitted a photo to a court — and a judge decided that picture was fake. This is the cas Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/fake-photo-real-jail-45-days-for-the-lie-that-fooled-a-judge

Mom's Voice Just Called Begging for Money. It Wasn't Her.

Scammers don't need a recording of your whole conversation anymore. They need about three seconds of your voice. Three seconds — a voicemail greeting, a clip from a video you posted — and they can build a copy that fools Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/moms-voice-just-called-begging-for-money-it-wasnt-her

That 95% Face Match Could Be a Total Lie — Here's the Trick Fooling the Camera

Imagine a security system gives you a ninety-five percent face match. Ninety-five percent confident it's really you. And yet — the face the camera saw was never real to begin with. A fraudster swapped the image before the Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/that-95-face-match-could-be-a-total-lie-heres-the-trick-fooling-the-camera

Your Kid's Yearbook Photo Is All a Stranger Needs Now

At a high school in New Jersey, more than thirty girls found out that fake nude images of them were circulating online. Not drawings. Not edits anyone could spot. Photorealistic images, made by artificial intelligence, fr Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-kids-yearbook-photo-is-all-a-stranger-needs-now

That Panicked Call From Your Kid? It Might Be a Scammer Wearing Their Voice.

A few seconds of audio. That's all a scammer needs now to copy your voice — or your kid's. They pull it from a video you posted, and they can call your mother sounding exactly like you. If you've ever picked up the phon Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/that-panicked-call-from-your-kid-it-might-be-a-scammer-wearing-their-voice