c/technology@lemmy.world · mettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org · 24 Aug 2026 21:13

Microsoft Paint and Photos Embed Server-Issued GUIDs as Invisible Watermarks in Locally-Generated Images :: Xusheng Li

Xusheng Li Microsoft Paint and Photos Embed Server-Issued GUIDs as Invisible Watermarks in Locally-Generated Images Reverse engineering reveals how Paint and Photos embed a server-issued GUID into the pixels of locally generated AI images.

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@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 24 Aug 2026

The more things change… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

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@panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 24 Aug 2026

Gross.

Nobody should use Windows.

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@freeman@sh.itjust.works · 25 Aug 2026

It also sends the prompt to MS servers despite generating the image locally and automatically ‘analyzes’ it, probably for bad™ stuff.

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