That's quite possible. http://www.cs.columbia.edu/CAVE/projects/face_replace/
I can imagine someone turning the technique into a novel form of image compression, maybe for surveillance databases or something.
I can imagine someone turning the technique into a novel form of image compression, maybe for surveillance databases or something.
It may be on by default for the cameras targeted at a female audience (in a rapidly shrinking market, female bloggers for instance are a big target), otherwise it won't even be available in more specialized or "hardcore" markets, like DSLR or mirrorless (4/3rds, Nikon 1, EOS M etc) for instance. For the anecdote, I bought a shockproof/waterproof compact camera last year and there's nothing so fancy on it.
Someone will be convicted (perhaps even without the intervention of a court) based on unimpeachable but falsified digital records.
Which of course leads to the conviction and torture of an innocent....