ObscuraCam
security application for Android
ObscuraCam was an Android application developed by Guardian Project and WITNESS. It anonymizes pictures and videos by editing faces and deleting metadata.
Overview
ObscuraCam was an Android application developed by the Guardian Project and WITNESS and released in 2010. It was released under GPL-3.0 license and available for download on Google Play and F-Droid. The program was created to help human rights groups, activists, and journalists anonymize pictures and videos. It was largely funded by Google. The app is part of SecureSmartCam project.
Functionality
ObscuraCam allows the user to anonymize pictures and videos. The program automatically identifies faces and pixelates, applies a Groucho Marx-style disguise, blurs or erases them completely. In case the face detection algorithm fails, it is possible to manually select the face and disguise it. It also erases all exif metadata from the archives and stores them in a special folder.
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