In a landscape where deepfake technology poses real threats, individuals like Daniel Goldman have adapted their behaviors to bolster personal security. Goldman advises caution during video calls, prompting friends and family to verify requests before acting. Ken Schumacher discusses hiring strategies to verify candidates' identities, using rapid-fire questions about local culture or even asking them to display their surroundings through a phone camera. While these methods can enhance security, they also contribute to a pervasive atmosphere of distrust in digital interactions, complicating relationships and processes.
"What's funny is, the low-fi approach works," says Daniel Goldman, a blockchain software engineer and former startup founder.
"Everyone is on edge and wary of each other now," Schumacher says.
Goldman says he began changing his own behavior after he heard a prominent figure in the crypto world had been convincingly deepfaked on a video call.
If someone suspects the person they're talking to over video chat is being deceitful, they can ask them to hold up their phone camera to their laptop.
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