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What happens if…?
A resilience guide. A method’s resilience often depends on its implementation, so we avoid absolute checkmarks.
Usually remainsMay remainUsually removedNot applicable
| If someone… | Cryptographic hash | Perceptual fingerprint | Rights metadata | Visible mark | Invisible watermark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renames my file | Usually remains | Usually remains | Usually remains | Usually remains | Usually remains |
| Removes metadata | Usually remains | Usually remains | Usually removed | Usually remains | Usually remains |
| Resizes it | Usually removed | May remain | May remain | May remain | May remain |
| Compresses it | Usually removed | May remain | May remain | May remain | May remain |
| Screenshots it | Usually removed | May remain | Usually removed | May remain | May remain |
| Crops it | Usually removed | May remain | May remain | May remain | May remain |
| Recolors it | Usually removed | May remain | May remain | May remain | May remain |
| Removes my visible watermark | Usually removed | May remain | May remain | Usually removed | May remain |
| Posts it to social media | Usually removed | May remain | Usually removed | May remain | May remain |
| Uses part of it in another image | Not applicable | May remain | Usually removed | Usually removed | Not applicable |
Resilience is implementation-dependent. Use this as a guide, not a guarantee.