YouTube Launched face-blurring Tool to Protect User Videos

YouTube has added a new feature that allow users to blur faces in submitted video.

The new tool is designed for human-rights activists and others who may want to protect people in a video. Simply blur all faces during video submission using the tool. 

How to use YouTube face-blurring -

The tool is extremely simple to use. Once a user has uploaded their video and edited it to their liking, they can now look under Additional Features, find the Blur All Faces option and click the Apply button below it. Activating the feature will automatically detect and smudge out any faces it finds. Users can see the effect while previewing the video before submission. One thing though: there does not appear to be a way to blur individual faces -- it's all or nothing.

Google Inc., which owns YouTube, is warning that blurring faces by itself may not guarantee anonymity. Background scenery or a license plate might give away someone's identity, as might a recognizable voice. The software also might miss a face or two, though people will have a chance to review the blurring before submitting it.

YouTube says the feature "allows people to share personal footage more widely and to speak out when they otherwise may not."

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