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Danke, mein fren
When I heard [them] talking about contact tracing…for COVID-19 exposures…it really sounded more like code for what you are talking about.
Adobe knows the hash of copyrighted images and won't let you open them for editing. The workaround is to take a SS and then edit that file..different hash.
Your camera, OS, and editing software all leave tell-tell signs of your unique identity. Like fingerprints. Find pics of illegal activity and then extract the identifying digital characteristics (camera serial number, dead pixels, location, OS editing info, etc.) to pics freely and openly submitted in open source image servers.
Tracing the contacts a photog has made with their digital equipment.