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Yup. It would be better to just replace the text with randomly sized bars of the same number of lines. You can have fun playing with the algorithm to come up wi
by kevincox 4y ago
Yup. It would be better to just replace the text with randomly sized bars of the same number of lines. You can have fun playing with the algorithm to come up with something that looks vaguely english-like.
And the blur for images isn't great. It may be better to just use a black box there. Or maybe pick a single colour from the image or something like that.
- matt_heimer 4y agoAgree with the randomizing of word length. How about also having a choice in obfuscation mode? * Government Mode - Solid black bars so it looks like everything has been redacted. * UX Placeholder Mode - Lighter bars that are a blend of the font color and background color * Lipsum Mode - Replace text with a libsum generator that will truncate to similar size text.
- blincoln 4y agoI came to this thread to suggest what you've labelled "Lipsum Mode", because it would preserve the typography style of the page, among other things. I like your other two as well.
- Vinnl 4y agoGood idea, logged here: https://gitlab.com/vincenttunru/obfuscate/-/issues/5 https://gitlab.com/vincenttunru/obfuscate/-/issues/5