Visual privacy

They are one of the most common sensors found in electronic devices, ranging from smartphones to tablets, and laptops to surveillance cams.

However, privacy and trust implications surrounding it limit its ability to seamlessly blend into computing environment.

In particular, large-scale camera networks have created increasing interest in understanding the advantages and disadvantages of such deployments.

[1] Due to increasing security concerns, camera networks have continued to proliferate across other countries such as the United States.

While the impact of such systems continues to be evaluated, in parallel, tools for controlling how these camera networks are used and modifications to the images and video sent to end-users have been explored.