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Authenticating Digital Evidence Using Bitcoin Timestamping

Original title: You Can't Trust What You See Anymore | Bryan Jacoutot

TFTC 1:00:56 8 views on YouTube BTC −2.9%

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Summary

Commercial litigator Bryan Jacoutot joins Marty Bent on TFTC to discuss how Bitcoin timestamping through OpenTimestamps and SimpleProof can authenticate digital evidence amidst the rise of generative AI deepfakes. They examine a proposed federal rules of evidence change to introduce a rebuttable presumption of authenticity for hashed files. The discussion also covers how Screven County, Georgia utilizes the Bitcoin blockchain to hash election results and drop box surveillance video. Additional topics include FinCEN's retracted rule, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and addressing truth decay.

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Key points

  1. Bryan Jacoutot and Marty Bent discuss authenticating digital evidence using OpenTimestamps and SimpleProof.
  2. A proposed federal rules of evidence change introduces a rebuttable presumption of authenticity for hashed files.
  3. Screven County, Georgia hashes election results and drop box surveillance video into the Bitcoin blockchain.
  4. The conversation covers FinCEN's retracted rule, the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, and the Bank Secrecy Act.

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Questions

How is Screven County using the Bitcoin blockchain?
Screven County, Georgia hashes election results and drop box surveillance video into the Bitcoin blockchain.
What tools are discussed for Bitcoin timestamping?
OpenTimestamps and SimpleProof are discussed for authenticating digital evidence.

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