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Shimshon's avatar

Regarding the second picture with the blurred out faces, I remember reading many years ago that the level of blurring used is not enough and it is possible to reconstruct a reasonable facsimile of the actual faces. It looks like there are two faces that could be resolved.

I don't remember anything about the article, but it is definitely possible, and there might even be services online to do such a thing.

It's obviously very perverse to obscure the faces of murderers and kidnappers like that, all while leaving the picture of a minor victim pristine. They are covering something up. I'm also pretty sure they need to obtain consent to show him, even here.

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Shimshon's avatar

Never mind. I tried several sites I found and they didn't do anything. They must be using a very sophisticated blur algorithm.

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Chananya Weissman's avatar

We should be proud that the regime uses the very best face-blurring technology to protect the identities of Shabak/CIA kidnappers, while showing a 12-year-old boy in his underwear. I expect nothing less.

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