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