Picture anonymity: Take pictures & blur identities with this privacy camera app
About this app
In a world of viral videos and facial recognition, ObscuraCam helps you share photos and videos while protecting the privacy of you and those you care about. With ObscuraCam you can blur and disguise faces in your photos and videos. Information that could identify you as the cameraperson is removed from the files for added security
* PRIVACY FOR YOUR PICTURES: ObscuraCam can be used as a camera to take photos, or to anonymize photos and videos you’ve already taken * DISGUISE YOURSELF: Cover faces with pixelate, redact (blackout) or funny nose and glasses * AUTOMATIC FACE DETECTION: ObscuraCam automatically detects faces in both photos and videos, so you can quickly and easily anonymize a crowd or a long video * MULTIPLE PRIVACY MODES: Faces can be pixelated, removed completely, or disguised with funny nose and glasses. You can also blur everything except a small portion of an image * SHARE SECURELY: We remove all identifying data stored in photos including GPS location data and phone make & model so you can save the protected photo back to the Gallery, or share it directly to Facebook, Twitter or any other "Share" enabled app * PROTECTS THE IDENTITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Smartphones attach information to every photo they take, including where it was taken and by what type of camera. ObscuraCam removes all of this information * AWARD-WINNING: ObscuraCam was a Winner of the 2013 Knight News Challenge
***Learn More***
* PARTNERSHIP: ObscuraCam is a partnership between the security experts at the Guardian Project and WITNESS.org, a non-profit using the power of video and storytelling to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses * ABOUT US: Guardian Project is a group of developers that make secure mobile apps and open-source code for a better tomorrow * OUR WEBSITE: https://GuardianProject.info * ABOUT WITNESS: A non-profit using the power of video and storytelling to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses * WITNESS’ WEBSITE: http://witness.org * ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/guardianproject & https://twitter.com/witnessorg * OPEN-SOURCE: ObscuraCam is free software. You can take a look at our source code, or join the community to help make Orweb even better: https://github.com/guardianproject/ObscuraCam * MESSAGE US: Are we missing your favorite feature? Found an annoying bug? Please tell us! We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email: support@guardianproject.info
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Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Guardian Project.
What's New in v5.0.0-RC-1
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Jun 14, 2022 · 7.5 MB · Android API 21–31 · code 5021
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 71005e6ab364e65d2ad8c78f7116602073c65d901fa2e624cac768b153f1e1a5
Aug 5, 2021 · 7.2 MB · Android API 21–30 · code 5011
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 e523c86cbc7a1c1e3ab717aa8f05b0be8f150463a8ac80b9e7421171cb23aff5
Apr 28, 2018 · 23.5 MB · Android API 16–27 · code 4011
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 d13d82d102480787bb5c0a916947abda65c291a42e5c546646bb400330571ea6
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
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Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
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If the current release misbehaves, 5.0.0-beta-1 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall ObscuraCam: The Privacy Camera first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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71005e6ab364e65d2ad8c78f7116602073c65d901fa2e624cac768b153f1e1a5
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