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Blur tools for Signal
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this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2023
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Always heard blurring was ineffective and that solid colored boxes should be used instead
I recall a story of a pedophile being caught because they posted pictures using a radial warp on the face. It wasn't too hard for enforcement to code a filter that undoes the radial warp, and instantly saw the original photo to identify and lock away the creep.
For those who are interested, here is a 20 minute mini-documentary about this individual that goes by the name of Mr. Swirl.
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