Ring Launches Tool To Reveal Video Alterations, A Growing Concern In The Age Of AI
Ring's latest innovation is the introduction of a digital security seal that verifies whether a video clip captured by its camera has been altered. Starting from December 2025, every downloaded video will come with this seal, providing users with an added layer of trust and authenticity.
Think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle - if someone tries to alter or manipulate the content, the seal will break. This is exactly what Ring's new tool, called Ring Verify, does. It can detect even minor adjustments to brightness levels, seconds cut off from the video, and more.
Using the Ring Verify tool is as simple as uploading your desired video to its web page. The company claims that this measure will help prevent fake security footage from circulating on social media platforms. In fact, AI models like OpenAI's Sora can easily create convincing Ring videos with just a prompt or two, leading to widespread misinformation.
To combat this issue, experts advise users to obtain videos directly from the Ring app, rather than sharing them from downloaded files. What's more, all of Ring's camera models now embed digital security seals to ensure that any shared or stored videos are genuine.
However, there's a caveat - the Ring Verify tool can only detect alterations that break the seal. It cannot reveal what changes have been made or if a video is AI-generated.
Ring's latest innovation is the introduction of a digital security seal that verifies whether a video clip captured by its camera has been altered. Starting from December 2025, every downloaded video will come with this seal, providing users with an added layer of trust and authenticity.
Think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle - if someone tries to alter or manipulate the content, the seal will break. This is exactly what Ring's new tool, called Ring Verify, does. It can detect even minor adjustments to brightness levels, seconds cut off from the video, and more.
Using the Ring Verify tool is as simple as uploading your desired video to its web page. The company claims that this measure will help prevent fake security footage from circulating on social media platforms. In fact, AI models like OpenAI's Sora can easily create convincing Ring videos with just a prompt or two, leading to widespread misinformation.
To combat this issue, experts advise users to obtain videos directly from the Ring app, rather than sharing them from downloaded files. What's more, all of Ring's camera models now embed digital security seals to ensure that any shared or stored videos are genuine.
However, there's a caveat - the Ring Verify tool can only detect alterations that break the seal. It cannot reveal what changes have been made or if a video is AI-generated.
. This new "Ring Verify" tool just sounds like another way for Ring to make more money off us, you know? I mean, why do they need to verify videos anyway? It's not like people are going to use our own security footage against us... oh wait, who am I kidding? They probably will try to spin it in their favor. And what about all the "altered" footage that's already out there on social media? How is this tool going to catch those? It sounds like just a PR stunt to calm people down and make us feel better, but trust me, nothing's really changing 
. I mean, think about it, if hackers can already figure out how to manipulate videos on social media, a tool that only detects alterations isn't going to stop them entirely. And what's the point of just detecting changes if you don't know who made them or why? It's like trying to fix a broken window without knowing who broke it in the first place 
. Plus, with AI models getting better and better at creating fake content, this just seems like a Band-Aid solution at best 
. I'd rather see some real innovation go into tackling the root of the problem, not just treating the symptoms with another shiny gadget 
. A digital security seal on every video clip? That's like a safety net for our social media feeds 
. It's not perfect, I get that - those AI models can still whip up convincing vids in no time 
. But hey, it's a start, right? At least now we have some trust to rely on when sharing vids of "suspicious activity" 
. And honestly, who doesn't want more authenticity online? 
... I mean, who hasn't fallen for those convincing but clearly manipulated videos on social media? It's like, we've gotta trust the people who capture these vids in the first place, right? And yeah, using the Ring Verify tool is a no-brainer - just upload your vid and you know it's legit 
... I'm curious to see how this whole thing plays out, but hopefully, it'll be more than just a surface-level solution. It'd be awesome if we could get a better idea of what changes have been made or if vids are AI-generated too 
, now we got this new tool to keep us safe. I mean its kinda cool that Ring's putting in all these measures to prevent misinformation, but can't they also improve the tool to detect AI-generated vids? Like, shouldn't be able to tell if a vid is real or not? Still, better late than never, and it's a start 
. I'm gonna make sure my Ring cameras are on their highest security setting from now on 
. but, isn't there still a chance someone could manipulate the video without breaking the seal? 
seems like more of a PR move to me than actual security 
I'm not saying it's malicious or anything, but I do think there's something fishy going on here...
And what about news clips and documentaries? Are we gonna trust what we see anymore?
. It's like, how can we even trust what we see anymore? 
. The idea of having a tamper-evident seal on every video clip is genius 
. It's like, if someone tries to edit or manipulate the footage, the seal just breaks, and we know something fishy is going on 
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. I wish they could've taken it a step further, but hey, at least this is a start 
. Now, let's just hope people use it and not just share old footage without checking the seal first 
.