Princess Kate photo scandal triggers calls for watermarking untouched images

A distinctly British scandal caused by sloppy photo editing has sparked calls for watermarking untouched images. The pleas come after a picture of Princess Kate intensified wild rumours about her whereabouts. Kate’s representatives issued the image this week to subdue gossip about her recent absence from the public eye. Newspapers and websites promptly plastered the snapshot across their pages. But the photo only heightened the speculation. Online sleuths soon spotted clear signs of manipulation. One of Kate’s hands, they noticed, was peculiarly blurred. Her daughter’s jumper was missing a portion of the cuff. Her son’s fingers had an unnatural position. News…

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