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I would have never come across this except on HN & it's awesome!
I first learned about it via the blink comparison app on f-droid, linked in the article.
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there is I believ a similar thing useing paint spatters as idicators of authentisity of electronics and also as proof of tampering, as the patterns are unique and can be produced, recorded ,quickly and cheeply.
> If of one or more elements within the mosaic are modified, unauthorized access or compromise can be assumed.

... But how is the recipient certain of what the mosaic should be? You can't put the reference photo in the same package, because it's taken after sealing. And if you send it separately, that package is also subject to tampering.

The article anonymized a face using the compromised swirl method
"The rice is a little more fine-grained"

nice writeup!

It's a cool idea but it kind of bothers me that with all this effort, you still only get a boolean worth of information (it was either accessed or not). No clue about who, when, where or why.