Google Open Sources Magritte Image-Blurring Tool

Google has open sourced two privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) as part of its Protected Computing initiative, reports Steve Dent.

The first project, Magritte, is a Mediapipe-based library that “uses machine learning to detect objects and apply a blur as soon as they appear on screen. It can disguise arbitrary objects like license plates, tattoos and more.”

The second tool lets developers “perform computations on encrypted data without being able to access personally identifiable information,” Dent says.

Read more at Engadget.

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