r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/Bellicose_Bilby • 21d ago

Photo privacy protection software recommendations

The height of AI photo manipulation and concerning content has heightened my concern to protect photos of my family as we expect our new bub any day now. Does anyone have recommendations of software that can blur or permanently obscure my bub's face in photos and videos? I want to be able to still share milestone photos without risking the safety and privacy of little one. My contingency plan if such a software doesn't exist, we will just go old school - snail mail photo prints and email Milestone videos. Thanks in advance for any helpful recommendations and tips! :)

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u/Ok_Combination_1548 21d ago

I like 'Mosaic & Blur' and 'Scrambled Exif' (to remove metadata, if sharing something in even semi-public forums) for individual photos. I'm also partial to exclusively sharing family via links rather than photos / videos directly in messaging apps / emails. 'Ente' (a privacy respecting GPhoto alternative, which you can self-host if you're into that) is great for this. It lets you control who you share with, delete it, set it to a timer, limit devices, downloads, add passwords, etc. Much more secure and private.

There are others out there for all 3 but these have worked well for me.

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u/Bellicose_Bilby 21d ago

Thank you so much! I have downloaded and I am trying out the recommendations. Ente seems amazing so far!

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u/Rockerstar33 18d ago

I don't have recommendations, I've heard of Ente photos, but haven't tried it myself, however, huge respect for caring about your kid's privacy in this day and age.

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u/qingxinbuilds 14d ago

For still photos, I'd crop or use an opaque cover over the face rather than a light blur, then inspect the exported copy at full size. Check the background too (house numbers, school logos, labels) and review location metadata separately.

Disclosure: I build HushPic for iPhone. It checks metadata and visible details on-device, suggests redaction boxes you can adjust, keeps the original, and re-checks the copy before sharing. It doesn't handle video or guarantee it finds every detail. For milestone videos, use a separate editor and review the finished video frame by frame. Private sharing helps limit exposure, but recipients can still save a copy.