Privacy Mask Tutorial

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Jun 01, 2012

Privacy remains a hotly debated topic in the surveillance industry, with concerns raised practically on a daily basis about this or that new public surveillance system. One simple way to protect privacy of the public is through the use of privacy masking, a standard feature in modern systems, though one that not often used. In this note we overview privacy masking, typical applications, and equipment required.

Overview

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