Redact.photo

Security and privacy

image redaction

SHOW HN2021

17points
4comments
#1,520of 2,533 in 2021
Top 61%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.

Privacy: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Works well and is a great tool

    From 1 comment
    • This is really a great tool. It works like a charm... But: How do I know you are not scanning my uploaded photos? I have to trust you more than those I want to redact the photo…
      shoto_io on HN

Objections

  • Users cannot verify the app does not scan uploaded photos

    From 1 comment
    • This is really a great tool. It works like a charm... But: How do I know you are not scanning my uploaded photos? I have to trust you more than those I want to redact the photo…
      shoto_io on HN

Requests

  • Show the maker as a real person to build trust

    From 1 comment
    • I think showing yourself as a real person would help. But then again: maybe it’s just me and no one else cares :-)
      shoto_io on HN

Questions

  • Whether the scramble-then-blur approach makes redaction irreversible

    From 1 comment
    • I wanted to build a more secure image redaction tool but not resort to black (which is I suspect the best way to redact) So instead of blurring, this tool first scales down the…
      rikschennink on HN

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