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- 1Smart Blur Tool Auto-Blurs Personal Data in the Browser●Show HN: Smart Blur – Auto-Blur PII in the Browser, with a OpenAI Local Model
A developer has launched Smart Blur, a browser-based tool that automatically detects and blurs personally identifiable information on web pages, running a local OpenAI model to keep data on-device. The tool is being shared and discussed among developers and privacy-minded users, with early interest focused on how well the local model handles detection without sending screenshots or text to the cloud.
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An argument is being made that the word 'recording' cannot simply be redefined, likely in response to new devices or software that capture audio or video in ways that blur traditional boundaries. The piece pushes back on attempts to stretch the term to cover or excuse new capture technologies, insisting the established meaning still matters for consent, law, and public expectations.