A fake LinkedIn profile sporting a deepfake avatar shows how social engineering can deceive through the mundane. The two main markets cornered by deepfakes at time of writing are fake pornography clips and a growing industry in digital effects. The worst areas of deepfakery I tend to see are where its used as a basis to push Bitcoin scams. The current ethical flashpoint is whether or not to bring James Dean back from the dead, writes John Defterios. It’s not fake Trump, it’s background noise level interference designed to work its silent way up a chain of command.”]