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Assemblymember Bores Advocates Cryptographic Solutions Against Deepfakes

12/28/2025

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New York Assemblymember Alex Bores (D-N.Y.), a Democrat running for Congress, warns that deepfake technology poses risks but can be managed with existing solutions.
He advocates a cryptographic approach to verify digital content, analogous to HTTPS for online banking.
Bores highlights the C2PA standard, which lets creators attach tamper-evident credentials to media files.
He says this method can curb harmful deepfakes, especially non-consensual imagery, and foster trust.

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New York Assemblymember Alex Bores (D-N.Y.), a Democrat running for Congress, warns that deepfake technology poses risks but can be managed with existing solutions.
He advocates a cryptographic approach to verify digital content, analogous to HTTPS for online banking.
Bores highlights the C2PA standard, which lets creators attach tamper-evident credentials to media files.
He says this method can curb harmful deepfakes, especially non-consensual imagery, and foster trust.