As evidence.............

I have always wondered since the advent of digital photography to what extent will photographs be allowed as evidence in a court case. Especially with programs like Photoshop. Because once you have ‘ photoshopped’ an image, unless you have / find the original you will never know if it is the original.



Got hold of a book called ‘Adobe Photoshop Forensics’ by Cynthia Baron (371 pages) and then the plot thickens. Even official documents and ID documents can be faked …………a starter pack would be a digital camera, files in PDf format , good quality colour printers, card laminators, a blank wall and you could be in business. you can even fake a birth certificate if you konw what I mean?


Now what if you buy medication over the internet? Well maybe not so much in
S A - (as far as I know ?) but they do so in other countries. This seems to be a lucrative trade. How do you know you are getting the real thing?


(In my foot note I will leave what writer says. Maybe it comes in handy one day, who knows. )


I found some ‘great’ photographs of actresses before and after too! Hahahaha! What you see is not what you get or is it what you see is not the real McCoy!


Another thing I have learned is that before you click on a link, place your curser on the link and look carefully at the address at the bottom….it could save you from fraudsters.


Now this is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but – Wine in the making..


Cheers!

Footnote:-

The following hints should help. To take the most advantage of them, save the packagingand at least one dose of a drug you are certain is real for future comparisonbefore you buy online.

1. Don’t buy from companies that promise an amazingly cheap price, particularly

for an in-demand drug like Viagra or Lipitor.

2. Don’t buy from companies that send you unsolicited e-mail.

3. Check the new packaging before you use the drug. Is the package sealed? Is

the seal broken?

4. Compare old and new packaging. Is the new packaging the same size and

shape? Is the design the same, and is the printing in the same typeface and the

same color? Logos, in particular, should be identical (refer to Figure 1-22).

5. Be wary if the new packaging is printed on cardboard or paper that is thinner

or less substantial than the old material.

6. If the old packaging has raised or indented lettering or color-shifting ink, so

should the new.

7. Are there holograms on your old drug, either on the package or on a blister

pack? If so, don’t trust even the most professional-looking packaging that

comes to you without them.

8. Check for the expiration date. All drug packaging has one. Has a label been

placed over the original? Many counterfeiters buy real but old drugs and

resell them as new.

9. If your drug comes in a sealed bottle, check for stickiness on the container.

Labels can be switched, but the process may leave a residue on the bottle.

10. Compare the pills or capsules themselves. Are they the same as the old ones?

Unless you have changed from name-brand to a generic, they should be

identical in color, size, and shape.