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September 19, 2005
Eptascape's Privacy-Enabled Video Camera
From the PR Department of Eptascape:
A press release on a software system for cameras that mask's people identities. However, a decryption key can be used by an "authorized" person to play back recorded video which reveals a persons identity. The Eptascape's web page is here, but provides no details (yet).
I would love to see a demo of this. Is the software smart enough to scramble identities without obscuring other important information? Relatedly, can camera operators still crudely leer at their subjects? I wonder what the tradeoffs are, because it seems a little tricky to me.
I am not sure about the target market for this product. Are firms going to use this on their internal surveillance networks? Is government going to spend the extra bucks to buy this software? If so, how will the authorized person be managed? Lots of questions, but at least Eptascape is thinking about privacy.
Posted by rshah at September 19, 2005 03:26 PM
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