Fermi's paradox makes the assumption that any alien race would want to make contact.
Given the rubbish we've been broadcasting into space for decades, if you were a sufficiently advanced alien to be in a position to respond, would you?
I can see this technology being good for celebrities, who, it could be argued, deserve some defence from paparazzi. It is the image that needs to be obscured, though - not the identity. Obviously the "blurrer" is communicating with the camera - why not have it provide an ID showing who is in the picture, but not showing their image? That solves the paparazzi problem, but doesn't let bad guys get away with anything.
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Fermi's paradox makes the assumption that any alien race would want to make contact. Given the rubbish we've been broadcasting into space for decades, if you were a sufficiently advanced alien to be in a position to respond, would you?
I can see this technology being good for celebrities, who, it could be argued, deserve some defence from paparazzi. It is the image that needs to be obscured, though - not the identity. Obviously the "blurrer" is communicating with the camera - why not have it provide an ID showing who is in the picture, but not showing their image? That solves the paparazzi problem, but doesn't let bad guys get away with anything.
Borland Delphi had this feature in version 5, which was released 1999, and was definitely in use by October of that year.