I would like to work on this

Also wouldn't it be better to black out the redacted portions?

I would like to work on this

Thank you! I'm excited.

Also wouldn't it be better to black out the redacted portions?

It wouldn't look as close to the original image as an obfuscated mosaic. Overwriting the text with a solid color would make the screenshot look less cool or even make its context more difficult to understand than using an obfuscated mosaic. People are used to the look of mosaic redaction.

Also, new users who don't know about Unredacter and similar tools don't know that they shouldn't use mosaic redacting right now if they want to hide their text.

I agree, blacking out is already possible with the rectangle tool. This proposal is to shuffle the pixels so that they are not "depixelified" (I don't think that is a real word but it is fun 😊)

Anyways, @kurayami07734 shall I assign it to you?

This proposal is to shuffle the pixels so that they are not "depixelified" (I don't think that is a real word but it is fun 😊)

That's part of my suggestion. The other part is to randomize the colors a bit, and I think that would be valuable as well, and easier to implement.

That being said, how to implement the obfuscation is not for me to say. My proposal is just that there is mosaic obfuscation available.

@AlexFolland
Either approach would help, but I guess shuffling would have a greater impact. I'm no security researcher, so this is my gut feeling 🤓

@kurayami07734 what do you think? What is your design choice?

I try will both and see which is better

I agree, blacking out is already possible with the rectangle tool. This proposal is to shuffle the pixels so that they are not "depixelified" (I don't think that is a real word but it is fun 😊)

Anyways, @kurayami07734 shall I assign it to you?

Yeah sure

I try will both and see which is better

Why choose one or the other instead of both? I was thinking they would work together, and if you're implementing both, I see no reason to turn one off.

I'm new to qt, I require some assistance

How would I, manipulate the selected section?

@kurayami07734 I'm not a Qt dev, perhaps seasoned devs (tagged below) can point you to the right direction.

@veracioux @panpuchkov @Martin-Eckleben

Hi everyone 👋

@kurayami07734 Sorry but out of the box I have no good knowledge about it either.
I´d have to research myself.
My best guess is there surely is some kind of Image Buffer / Data Array that you can manipulate.
Find the code which does the mosaic / blur / pixelation first and play around with it.