Facit Cloak Identity GDPR Redaction Software Tested

By Robert Shih, Published on Nov 28, 2018

The fear of GDPR fines for releasing personal information has increased interest in video redaction software.

One of these entrants is the UK's Facit Data Sytems's Identity Cloak.

In this test, we examine the performance of the software and contrast it to Genetec's Clearance face redaction feature.

Performance *******

******** ***** *** ******* solid *** ********* *********** but ******** **** ******** false ********* (*********** **** and ****** ******* ** faces) *** **** ***** negatives (** ** ******** most ****** ** ******). Manual ********* *** ****** yet *******. ******* ********* redaction *********** *** ******** to ******* *********.

*******, ******** ***** ** expensive ** * ******* annual ********** ** *,*** GBP *** **** **** each ***** ******** ******* a ******* ** **.** GBP (~$*** ***).

General ********

*** ********* ** ******** Cloak ******* * ******-***** progression ********* **** *** "Import" ********* *** ******** by "*** & *****", "Zoom", "*******", **** "******." 

****** ****** *** **** in .***, .***, .***, and .*** *******. *** resulting ******** ***** ** in .*** ******.

*** ********* ****** **** video ************ *** ******* of *** ********* ******** within *** "*******" ********, notes ****** ** ******** in *** *********, *** gives * ****** ** the ********* ** *********:

Trial **** ********* ********

** ******** ******** ** displayed ** ***** ********** 7-day ***** ****: "** is ******* ** *** the ******** ** **** mode":

trial mode watermark

** **** **** ***** simply ** ******* **** it ** *** '*******', simply ** ******** ***** watermark **********.

Detection ** **** **********, ****** *** ******

***** ***** ***** **** a ***** ***********, ****** FoV ******, ******** ***** was **** ** ****** multiple *****. ************* ** also ******** *** ******* privacy ******* ** * passing *******'* ******* *****:

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***** ***** **** * typical *** ******, **** more *********** ********, ******** Cloak *** **** ** detect ***** *** ****** moving ******** ****** *** FoV:

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Full **** ****** ******** ****

******** ***** ****** * modes ** ********, ******** and **** ****. ** testing, ******** **** ******* faces, *** ***** **** inconsistently **** ***** **** and ****, *** *** legs ** ****. **** Body ******** ********* ******** in ******** *** ****** subject **** ********.

******** ********:

standard-blurring

**** **** ******** ********* strongly ** ******** *** entire ******* **** ********, as ************ *****:

full-body-blurring

False ********* ** ****** ********** *******

***** **** ******** ********** during ***** ******** **** Identity ***** ******* ****** signs, ********, *******, *** even ****** ***:

false-positives-on-moving-background-objects

Frames ***** ********* ** ****

***** ******** ***** *** not **** *** ******** entirely ** *** *****, there **** ********* ***** certain ****** *** ******** conditions ***** ***** ********* to ****:

frames-where-detection-is-lost

Fallback ** ****** *********

******** ***** ****** * manual ********* ******** ** the ***********. ****** *** Genetic ***** *** *** user **** * *** to ****** * ******, Facit ******** ******** ****** to ***** * ****** as ***** *****:

manual-redaction

Local ** *********** ****

**** ******** *****, ***** is ** *****/****** ******. The *********** ****** ** local ******* *********. *** following ** *** *** and *** ******** ** load ****** ********:

cpu usage

Sold ****** ** ******* *******

******** ***** ** ********* directly ** ******* ********** resellers.

********* *** ******** ******* online *** *** ******* in two ********* ********:

******** '*********' ***** ** thousands *** ***** *** offered.

Compared ** ******* ********* **** *********

******** *****'* **** ********* performed **** ************ **** Clearance, ** ****** ****** of *********, ***** **** not ****** ***** ** they **** **** **** the ****** ** ****** the ***** ** ****.

******* ****** ***** *******, storage *** ******* ** video, ***** ******** ***** is * ***** ***********.

******* ** ******** ************ ********** $*** *** ***** (for ** *** ***** a ***** *** *********** unlimited ******), ***** ******** Cloak *** ****** ******* pricing **** ** ******* toward *** ***** ******** charges.

Face **** ** **** *********

*** ********** ********** ******* Facit ******** ***** *** Genetec ********* ** **** Facit ****** **** **** and **** **** ********* while ******* ** **** only.

**** *********** *** *** specific ***** **** **** or ***** ** ***** redaction ** ********. ** falls ***** *** "*************" or "****************", ********* ***** of *** "**** ********** by ****** *** ** default" ******** ** ****'* ******* **. *******, *** **** ***** ******* ************ **** anonymisation/pseudonymisation ********** ****** ** used. ** ****** **** that **** *********** "********* appropriate ********* *** ************** measures" **** ** ****************, which ** * ********* that "*** ****** *** risks ** *** **** subjects *********" (******* **). ** **** ** no '**** ***' *** that ********** ******* **** vs **** ********* ****** certainly **** ** *** most ************ ********** *********** part ** ***'* ******* body ** *******.

GDPR *************

***** ********* ** **** that *** *******'* *** and ************* ** *** price ** *** **** of ***** **** *****:

************* *** ******** *** been ********* ** *********** the ******** **** ***********, which **** **** ***** in *** ****. **** the **** *** ***** being **** ** *** EU ** ****** * €**,***,*** or * ******* *% of ********* ******* ** a ******* **** ** your ************ ** ** breach (********* ** *** greater). ** ******** ***** to **** ****** ** some **** ** * redaction **** *** ** one ***** *** **** times **** **** ******* it.

***** *** **** *****, Clients **** *** *********** in *** ***** ******** to ***** **** *** of *** *** **** packages *** ****** £*,*** or £*,*** *** ****. This ** **** ** insurance ******* **** ******* the ************ *** * Video ********* ******** ****** its *** *********** ******* nullifying *** **** ** a **** ****** ** this **** ********* ********** the **** ** ** ICO *****.

**** **** ******* ** that ** *** ** actually **** ** *** the ***********, *** £** per ****** (*** *** £1,995 *******) ** £** per ****** (*** *** £,995 *******) ** ******** from **** ****** ***, this *** ******** ** happen ***** **** ******* reaches £*. ** ***** point *** **** *** option ** ******* ** your ******* ** ********.

*** ******** ** *** early ******** **** ***** this ***** ** ***** is ************ ******** ** any ** ***** ********** as ** *** **** redact ***** ******* *** likely ** ** ******** and ** *** ******* knowledge ** *** *** law ******* ********** *** populace *** **** *** more ******* ****** ******** (SAR) *** **** ** Organisations **** **** **** to ******* ***** ******** videos.

****** **** **** ** do ***** ** ********** version ** £*,*** * month, ***** ****** **** unlimited ****** ** *** system, ***** *** ** attractive ** **** ********** when **** **** ********** data ** *** *** many ***** *** ****** is ***** ********.

** ** ******* *** answering *** ***** ** how ** * ******* the *****, ** ** a **** ***** ********* policy ********** *** **** a **** ***** **** if *** *** ****** an ********** ***** **** your ************ ** **** public ** *** ***.

***** **** ***-** ***** are ******** ** ***** this ********, ** ***** countries *********** ********* ** not **** ******* ********, given *** ******** ** other *******, ******** ***** has ***** *********** ***********.

**** ************* **** ********* or ****** ***** ********* offerings *** ** **** be *********** ** *** how ****, **** ******* and **** ******* ******* in ****.

Comments (7)

Undisclosed #1

IPVMU Certified | 11/29/18 01:18am

**** ** * ********, but *** $*,*** * year **** ***’* ***** “Identity” ********* ** *** main ******?

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/29/18 04:00am

****'* ******** * ** typo... *** ****. ***** video * **** ****...*** now * **** ** fix **. ****** *** midnight ***, ****** **** on *** ****** *** didn't ****** **** *** title *** *****. ***** guys, *'** ** ******.

Waqas Hassan

12/05/18 05:26pm

** ** ******* * would **** ** ****** that ***** *** ******** a *** ********* ** the ******** ** *** past ****. ** *** pleased **** *** *********** now ******, ***** *** Tools **** * ****** grab ********.

** *** ********* **** many ***** ******* **** a ****** ** ****** systems ****** **** *** aligning *** ***** *****’* is ********* *** *********** for *********, *** ***** we ******* *** **** alignment ******* ** ******* versions ****** ** *****, though *** ************ **** the ******** ** *** screen ****, *** ***** systems ***** ***** **** challenging ** *****.

** ******** ** ****** to ******** *** **** to **** ******** ***** as **** ******** ** possible.

 

***** *******

***** **** *******

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Waqas Hassan | 12/06/18 02:00pm

***** *** *** **** update. ** **** ** stay ******** ** ******* concerns ** ******** ***** gain **** *********.

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Skip Cusack

01/08/20 06:48pm

****, *** *** ******* on ********* *********** ** any **** ****** ******? For *******, **** ** the *********** **** * face **** ** ******* given * ********** ***** alarm ****? *** ***** did *** *** * face *********** *** *******? Or *** ********** *******? Any ******* **** ***** be *****, ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Skip Cusack | 01/08/20 06:52pm

**** ** *** *********** that * **** **** be ******* ***** * particular ***** ***** ****?

** ***** ****** ******* figures ** ******** ***********, you'll ****** **** ****** our *****. *** ****** is **** ** ***** a ***** ***** ** precision. ** ***** ** calling *** ******** *********** that ***** ****** *** let ******* **** ****** the ********** ** ***** phenomenon ***** ********** ** their *** ****.

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Skip Cusack

01/08/20 07:04pm

**** ****** ****. *'* trying ** ***** *** limitations ** **** **********, or ** ***** ******** them. ***** ** ** safe ** *** **** the ***** ********* *** negatives *** * ******** of *** **** ******** are ********** ** ****, and **** *** ******* conditions ****** ** **? It ***** **** ** blur *** ***** ** a **** ******** ***'* need ** ***** * lot ** ********** ** it. *** ***** *** expect **** * ****, confused ***** **** ********** and *********** ****** ** dozens ** ****** ***** likely **** ** **** false ******?

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