r/privacy • u/Consistent-Wonder676 • 1d ago

question Any apps which make facial searches more difficult in the future?

I occasionally send photos of myself to my friends via Signal. I have a low threat model, but many of my friends aren't overly concerned about privacy. I got them to join Signal, but I don't know what permissions they have granted other apps on their phones.

Are there any apps that I can use to modify my picture so that it makes facial searches more difficult should the pic get leaked? Of course, I can put an emoji over my face or blur it out completely. But, I was hoping for a less noticeable alteration.

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u/TheRealMe54321 1d ago

Fawkes, Protego

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u/Consistent-Wonder676 1d ago

Thanks for the response. It looks like Fawkes hasn't been updated in 5+ years, so I'm not going to move forward with them. However, Protego, looks like a newer product. I'm hoping I can make something like that work.

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u/Consistent-Wonder676 1d ago

In addition to Fawkes and Protego that u/TheRealMe54321 suggested, I also found Cameleon as an alternative. However, all three of these appear to be university PhD projects. I really hope that a FOSS group or existing privacy-focused company will take a look at developing these. It would be really handy to apply this tech to photos before sharing them with friends.