If these tamper-resistant mechanisms were also part of an effort to allow the camera to reliably sign photos and videos in a manner that faciliated a digital de

If these tamper-resistant mechanisms were also part of an effort to allow the camera to reliably sign photos and videos in a manner that faciliated a digital defense against deep fakes, this would be a remarkable innovation. This seems unlikely, though, as such a mechanism would probably be disclosed as a feature, and the existence of any such associated signatures in the metadata would be obvious. It could still be the case for instance, as an undisclosed feature, if there is a steganographic method to surreptitiously sign photos for this purpose. This seems unlikely, but is a fun topic to consider, particularly as we move towards indistinguishable convergence between fake and authentic content. And, any such mechanism would be quite difficult to protect from eventual extraction/cloning of associated signing mechanisms for inclusion in a sophisticated deep fake pipeline. There are potential upsides to reducing the self servicability of these supercomputers, yet it is an unknown whether Apple has any such agenda to help consumers increase information assurance as a result of such couplings noted in the video.