Genetec Privacy Protector Tested

By: Rob Kilpatrick, Published on Nov 12, 2018

Genetec has built Kiwi Security's Privacy Protector into Security Center, an analytic which anonymizes individuals in cameras' fields of view without obscuring actions and movements.

We tested Privacy Protector in multiple scenarios to see how it performs, examining:

  • Does Privacy Protector consistently mask subjects?
  • Does it mask fast moving subjects?
  • Does it mast multiple subjects in the scene?
  • How does it perform in low light?
  • What settings impact available subject details?
  • How do pixelate, blur, and colorize modes differ in performance?
  • How does Privacy Protector impact server load?

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  • **** ******* ********* ************ mask ********?
  • **** ** **** **** moving ********?
  • **** ** **** ******** subjects ** *** *****?
  • *** **** ** ******* in *** *****?
  • **** ******** ****** ********* subject *******?
  • *** ** ********, ****, and ******** ***** ****** in ***********?
  • *** **** ******* ********* impact ****** ****?

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*******

** *** *****, ******* Protector ****** **** ** most ******, ******** ******* subjects, ********* ***** ******* as **** ** ******** people ** *** ***** of ****. ************, ************* was ******, **** ******* settings (********, **% *********) working **** ** **** scenes.

*******, ***** *** *** key ****** ** ** aware ** **** ******** to *** ******* *********:

  • ********* ******** ******** ** low *****:** *** ***** ****** (~1 *** *** *****), the ******** ************ ****** to **** *** ****** subject, ********* ***** ****. However, ******* ** **** light ***** *** **** due ** ****** ****** of ******* *****/***********.
  • *********** *** ******:** *** *****, ******** Privacy ********* ******** ** a *-*% ******** ** CPU **** *** ****** (1080p/10FPS) *** ** * second ****** ***** ******* (to ***** ********* ** recorded *****) ** **** as ******** **********. ** very ***** ******* **** impact *** ** **********, but ** **** **-** camera *******, ***** *** need ** ******* ******* Protector ** * ********* server.

Per ****** ********* ****

*******'* ******* ********* ******** an ********** $*** **** license *** *******. **** is ** ******** ** the ******** ****** *******, and ** **** ********* in ******** ************ *** Enterprise ********.

Simple *****

**** *** ******* ********* role ** ******* ** Genetec, ***** ** ******. Default ******** *** ** used ** **** ***** (pixelation **** ****** **** pixels), *** ***** *** more ******** ******** ******** to **** ****** ** for ***** ******* *** additional ******* ********.

Privacy ********* ******

******* ********* ***** ****** objects ** ***** ** order ** ******* *********** details. ** *******, **** is ************ ** ****** pixelating *** ******, ****** there *** ******** ******* which ******* ********* ****** removal, ********* *****.

** *******, ***** **** is ****** ***** *** closely ******* ********' ****** (shown *****), ****** ******* and *********** ** *** subject *** **** ** obscured. **** ***** ***** size ****** *** ******** area ** ******* **** of *** **** *********** subjects, *** *** ***** display **** ***** *******, such ** *** *******'* hairstyle ** ******* ********, below.

***** **** *** ** increased ** ******* **** detail, *** ***** ***** pixels ******* **** ** the **** *********** *** moving *******. **** ****** pixel **** ******** ******* privacy, *** ***** **** of *** ********** **** around *** ******* *** reduces *** ******* ** view ***** *******.

**** *** ******* ********* is **********, ** ********** stream ** ***** ** the ****** *** *** blurred ******, **** **** and ******** ***** **** use *** ******* ****** by *******. *** ******* stream *** ** ******** to *** ****** ****** in **** ** ******** video ** ***** ******** the ***** *** ******** "Remove ******* **********", ***** below.

Entire ****** ****, *** **** ****

**** **** ****** ******* ********* / ************** ** *******'* *********, Privacy ********* ***** *** entire ******, *** **** their ****. ********* ** Kiwi **** ** **** for *** *******:

  • ***** ******* ** ****:***** **** ********* ******* of ****** ********* ******** more *********, ***** ********* the ******* * **** may ** ******, ********* the *******. **** ***** especially ** * ***** issue ** *** ** under**** ***********.
  • ******** ********** ********:******, **** ***** **** clothing *** ** **** to ******** ********, *** just ****** *******. ******* the ****** ****** ******* the *********** ** ************** via ********.

Increased ****** ******* ********

** ******** ** ****** increasing *** **** ** pixels ** *** ********'* default ****, ***** *** three ******** ******** ***** remove **** ****** **** subjects.

*****, ********** *** ********* setting ** ********** **** causes *** ******** ****** to ***** ******, ***** removes ******** *** **** color *********** ** **** subjects **** ********* ** identify, ******* ********** ***** size. **** **** **** mode **** ********* *** visibility ** ****** ********, which *** **** * guard's ********* **** **** other *****.

******, *** **** **** scrambles *** *******'* ******, making ******** **** **** difficult ** *******, **** as *** *******'* ******* shirt.

*******, ************ ***** ** objects ** * ***** color, ******* ********* *******.

Solid *********** ** **** ******

** *** *****, ******* Protector ****** **** ** most ****** ******, ******** masking ****** ********, ** well ** ******** ****** simultaneously ****** ******* *** FOV, ******* ********* *** subjects ** ******* *******.

**** **** ******* ******* the *****, ******* ********* still ****** *** ******* properly.

Object ******** ******* ** *** ***** (~* ***)

** *** *******, **** walking ******* * ~* lux *** ***** *****, the *******'* **** *** occasionally ********, ***** ***** as *** ******* ****** walking **** *** ******.

*******, ** **** ***** level ******* *** ******** due ** **** ****** of ******* *****, ********* no ***** *********** *******.

face unmasked but no usable details

CPU ***** ******

** *** *****, ******* Protector ********* *** ***** by *-*% ***** *** camera ** * ** with ** ** ********* and **** ***, **** a *** ***** ******** of **** ***** *% per ******. **** ********* in *** ****:

  • ****** ****** *** *********:*****, * ****** ****** is ******* ** *** mask *** ** ******* in ******** *****. ***********, CPU **** ******** **** vary ********* ** **********, framerate, *** *********** ********.
  • ******** **********:******, **** ********* *** to ****** **********, ***** impacts *** **** **** CPU ** ***** ******** with * ********* ******** processor.

******* ** ***** *******, those **** ***** ******* of ******* ****** **** to *** *** ********** and/or ******* *** ******* Protector **** ** * second ****** ** ** not ** ****** ********* server/directory ***********.

********

*** ********* ******** **** used ****** *******.

  • ******* ******** ****: *.* SR3

Comments (31)

John Honovich

IPVM | 11/12/18 04:22pm

******* ******* ********* ***** for ~$*** *** *** channel ********* ****** *****

*** ** ***** **** Nelson's *******... *** $*** per *******, **** ** the *****? ****'* * lot ** ***** *** a *******.

Undisclosed End User #1

In reply to John Honovich | 11/12/18 04:32pm

**** ** ******* ** they ** ** *** way **** ** ***** Kiwi ******** **** ********* Detector. ** ** ***** is ** ********** **** per **** *** *** renewal. ** *** *** renewal ** ***** *** an ********** *** ** the ****** *** ******* pay *** ****** **** to **** *** ********. For ******** *** *** year ** ** ********** camera ** $** **** the ********* ******** *** fee ** $** * year. *** ** *** of *** *** **** $450 ******* *** ****** using ****.

*** ******* *** **** February ** *** **** changed *** *** ******** of ******* ******* *** same.

Laurent Villeneuve

Genetec | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 11/13/18 04:19pm

** ***,

*’* *** ******* ********* manager *** ********* ** Genetec. * **** ** address **** ******* ******* we ******** **** ******* to *** ******* ********* policies **** ******* ** Privacy *********. ** **** eliminated *** ********** **** related ** ******* *********, and ** ** *** covered ** *** ******** camera ********* ****.

********* ***********, **’* ********* to **** **** ******* Protector **** ********-************ **** NVIDIA ******** *****, ** UD2 ********* ** * separate *******. *’* *** sure ** ***’* ***** for *** ****** ******** a ***, *** ** is ******** ** ******* a ****** ***** ** performance **** *** ***** appliance ******. *** *** 1U *********** ********* ********* can ********* ** ******* in *** ********** *** example.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Laurent Villeneuve | 11/13/18 09:25pm

** *** ****** **** *** **** *** ******* ******** *** not *** ********* ******** ** * *********? ** ***** *** option ** **********.

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Guilherme Barandas

In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 11/16/18 12:38am

********* *** **** ******, it ** ********* ** do *** *** *** over * ***** ** that *** ***** ***** considerably.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 11/12/18 07:08pm

** **? ******'* **** be * ******** ** how **** ** **** them ** ******* *** the **** *** ******* ROI. * ******* *****'* some ********* **********, ***, like ** ** ****'* work ***** *** *******'* privacy "*******".

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 11/12/18 08:48pm

*****'* * *** **** goes **** ******* *** I ***'* **** *******'* reasoning ** * ***'* speculate.

*** *************, *** *** case *** **** ******* is **** (*) *** have **** *******, (*) it ** ******* ********** into *** ****** *** (3) ****.

*** **** ********* ******** is **** **** *** feature ***** ***** **** even * ******* *** license *****. ****'* ***** to ** **** *** people ** ******* ****** they **** **** ***** or ********** ***********.

*******, ** *** ******* about *******. **** ***** charge *** ***** *** client ******** **...

Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 11/12/18 07:10pm

*** $*** *** *******.

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

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 11/12/18 11:27pm

***** **** * *** to *** *** *** those *********

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 11/12/18 11:44pm

***'** ** ***** ** hear **** ********* ** #1 ** ** *********.

***** ******************.

********* ****** ** *******, already **** $***,*** *** the **** * ******, could *** * ******* for *** ****:

******* *** ****.

*** **** ** ******** though ******* ******* ********** ** increasing *** ********* ** your *******, *****?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 11/13/18 02:05pm

********* ****** ** *******, already **** $***,*** *** the **** * ******, could *** * ******* for *** ****:

******* *** **** ** keep **** *** *** books ** ********* **** their ********* ******* ** paying **** ****** *****. In ******** *** ******** efforts, **** **** **** all * ****** *******, totalling $***,*** ****.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Sean Nelson | 11/13/18 12:54am

Genetec ***** ** **** ******

******* ********* + ********* ****** **** $***/** ***** ******** ****

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | 11/12/18 05:52pm

** *** *****, ******* Protector ********* *** ***** by *-*% ***** *** camera

**** ******? (***@***** ****?)

...***********, *** **** ******** will **** ********* ** resolution, *********, *** *********** settings.

*'* ***** **** ** know ***? * ***** it's ****** ***** ** FPS *** **********.

** ** *-*% *** 1080@10fps, **** ** **** ~12% *** ** ***? Does ** **** ~**% for ** ** ** fps?

Undisclosed #2

11/12/18 06:16pm

* ******* ******* ******** ****** **** ****** *** ********/******** *** the ******* ********* ***** ***** ************* ***** *** *** *****.

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Igor Falomkin

AxxonSoft | 11/13/18 05:45am

***, ***** *** *** the ****. **** *** feature **** *** ********** persons?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Igor Falomkin | 11/13/18 04:50pm

****, *** ** **** still **** ****** **** are ********** ** *** scene. ** *** ******* below *** ****** **** the **** ***** **** that ******** *** ~*-* minutes *** *** ***** pixelated *** ***** ****.

Undisclosed #4

11/13/18 04:35pm

** ** *** ******* ***** **** *** *** **** ** recorded, ** *** *********** ** *** ***?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/13/18 05:56pm

*** ******* ***** ** what *** ***** *** live *** ******** ** default, *** *** ****** the **** (****** ** the ******** ******) ** either ** **** ***** clicking *** ******** ** remove ******* **********.

Michael Miller

11/13/18 06:03pm

**** ** **** *** people ** *** *** or *** *** ****** which ****** *** ******* and *** ** *** blurred?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 11/13/18 01:05pm

** ***** *********, *** *** **** ********* ***** **** ***'* be *******.

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | 11/13/18 08:28pm

******:

***** * ******* ** "******* ********* ******" ******* *** ** remove *** **** **** *** **** *** ******** *****.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Rob Kilpatrick | 11/14/18 12:12am

****.

** *** ******-**** ** * ******* ****?

******* *** ******-**** *** ** ******* ** *** ****?

**** ********* *** ***** ****** *** ******** ** *** **** of *** ******?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/14/18 04:17pm

** *** ******-**** ** a ******* ****?

******* *** ******-**** *** be ******* ** *** time?

**** ********* *** ***** follow *** ******** ** the **** ** *** export?

***, *** ******-**** *** be ******* ** *** time ** **** ** recorded ***** (**** *** are ******** *** ******-**** you *** **** ********* to *** ****** ******* blur) *** ***, *** recorded ***** ******* *** settings ** *** **** of *** ******.

Michael Miller

In reply to Rob Kilpatrick | 11/14/18 04:24pm

** ** **** ********* both ******* *** **** double *** ******* ***?

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Michael Miller | 11/14/18 09:20pm

** ** **** ********* both ******* *** **** double *** ******* ***?

**** **** *** ****, there ** *** **** a ****** ****** *** a **-****** ****** ********.

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/14/18 09:41pm

***** ** * ****'* clear ****** ** ** initial ***********.

******* ********* **** *** two ********* *******, *** stream *** *** ******* video *** *** ***** stream *** *** ****** non-blurred *****. **** *** choose ** ****** *** blur **** *** *****, you *** **** ********* from *** ******* ****** to *** ***-******* ******.

**, ***, ******* ** records *** ********* ******* it ******** **** *******.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Rob Kilpatrick | 11/14/18 09:58pm

***** ** * ****'* ***** ****** ** ** ******* ***********.

* ***’* ***** *** ***** **** **** ******* *** * don’t ***** * ***** **** **** ******.

** ********* ** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

11/15/18 02:55pm

**** ** * **** ** **** *** ***** ****** ***?

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 11/16/18 12:46am

**** ** * **** ** **** *** ***** ****** ***?

**** **** *** ***** *** **** *** **** *** *** mask ** *** ;)

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 11/16/18 01:32am

******* *** ***** *********** ***** ***, **** ** *** *****-** snapshot ****** ** ******** **** *** *** ***** ******* ***** in *********.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | 03/19/19 02:27pm

*** ******* ******* *** been ******* ** ******* Privacy ********* ******** *** all *.*/*.* *******.

No *** ****** ********* ****

******* ******* ********* ** now ** ******** *** free **** ** ********** license ******. **********, ** had ** ********** $*** MSRP ******* *** *******.

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