California Plants A Flag In Deepfakes

Deepfake videos are video forgeries that make people seem to be doing or saying things they didn't actually do or say. As you might imagine these manipulated videos can have a big impact on people who are "featured" in them. California's Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a couple of laws aimed at affording some protection as it relates to deepfake videos used in both politics and porn. AB 730 is intended to offer protection to political candidates, and makes it illegal to distribute deepfake videos intended to deceive voters and discredit a political candidate with 60 days of an election. AB 602 is a bill that provides protection to Californians whose likenesses are used in pornographic videos without their consent, giving them the right to sue. THIS WEEK's FAST FIVE > Microsoft Surface Launch > The cybersecurity danger posed by flipping the "V" sign in photos > Intel Core i9 Price reductions > Amazon comes after the kid business with Kindle Kids launch > HPE Analyst Event This week's Tech Bites Winner: For the Tech Bites portion of our podcast, we cover the Android Zero Day vulnerability. Our Crystal Ball: We circle back to the issue of deepfake videos and cybersecurity and talk about what's next in terms of the protections technology and technology giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and beyond can (and should) afford consumers who will at some point be impacted by deepfakes. When you consider there are 2 billion photos uploaded to the web daily, verifying images at scale is a massive undertaking. But it will happen. INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features , Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) and Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show, email the team at [email protected] or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###