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identity usurpation

Impersonation of a person via personal data or synthetic media.

Definition

A statutory offense covering the impersonation or usurpation of another person's identity through use of name, voice, photographs, video, biometric identifiers, or other personal data, whether conveyed by human action or synthetic/automated means, when used to materially deceive or harm.

Proyecto de Ley (Boletín 16112-07) — Modifica el Código Penal en lo relativo al delito de usurpación de identidad en contexto de uso de IA (Amend Criminal Code re: identity usurpation via AI)

Related Terms

Digital impersonation

AI-generated synthetic media intended to deceive by mimicking a person....

AI-assisted impersonation

Use of automated/generative tools to create or amplify impersonation....

digital falsification

Creation/alteration of media to falsely represent real events or speech....

Forged Digital Likeness

An AI-generated visual or audio representation of a real person made to appear genuine but is not authentic....

Replica of a person's persona

An AI-produced modification or fabrication of a person's identity for fraudulent use....

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