Dynamic Face Masking
Automatic face blur for every bystander in the frame — so incident footage is shareable with police, legal, and compliance teams the moment it's recorded.
Incident footage has one face that matters. Dynamic Face Masking obscures every other face in the scene — automatically, so evidence is shareable the moment it's recorded.
What It Does
Dynamic Face Masking analyzes the scene, locates every face in it, and masks all of them except the face of the person for whom the event was detected. The subject of the incident stays identifiable for operators, investigators, and responders; everyone else in the frame — customers, employees, patients, passersby — is obscured automatically. The result is footage built for privacy compliance from the moment it's captured.
The masking follows each face as people move through the frame, so coverage holds through turns, crowds, and crossings rather than depending on a static blur zone. When footage is exported or shared — with law enforcement, an insurer, corporate security, or a compliance reviewer — no manual redaction step is required before it leaves the system. Where full anonymity is needed and body or clothing could still identify a bystander, Clear Watch's Dynamic Privacy Masking extends the same approach to the whole figure.
Who Uses It
Share the Clip the Same Day. No Redaction Queue.
A shoplifting clip from a Saturday afternoon contains dozens of customer faces. Face masking lets loss prevention share it with police and corporate immediately — without exposing shoppers who had nothing to do with it.
- Every customer face except the subject's is masked automatically
- Clips are shareable with police and corporate the same day
- No redaction queue, no delay, no missed frames
A Patient's Presence in a Clinic Is Sensitive. Their Face in an Evidence File Shouldn't Be.
An incident at a pharmacy counter or clinic entrance is surrounded by patients whose presence is itself protected information. Automatic face masking keeps the subject identifiable while patients stay out of the evidence trail.
- Patient faces are masked automatically — only the subject remains visible
- Supports HIPAA-aligned footage handling without a manual step
- Footage is shareable with police and risk management immediately
Protect Every Student in Frame While Keeping the Subject Clear.
Footage of a trespasser or altercation inevitably includes minors. Face masking protects every student in the frame while keeping the individual who triggered the event identifiable for administrators and responders.
- Every minor's face except the subject's is masked automatically
- Supports FERPA-aligned incident documentation
- Footage is shareable with administrators and law enforcement without redaction
Respond to Records Requests Faster. The Redaction Is Already Done.
Agencies that release footage under records laws can respond faster and at lower cost when bystander faces are already obscured — the redaction burden that delays releases is handled at capture, not after.
- Footage is records-request-ready the moment it's captured
- Covers transit platforms, bus stops, and public agency facilities
- Eliminates per-request redaction time and associated cost
Consistent Bystander Data Minimization Across Every Site. No Staff Training Required.
Multinationals applying GDPR-grade standards across their portfolio get automatic minimization of bystander data in every exported clip, on every site — without relying on staff to run redaction tools correctly.
- Consistent face masking applied automatically across all camera locations
- Supports GDPR-aligned data minimization without per-clip redaction workflows
- No staff training on redaction tools required
Detection
An event fires and streams to Clear Watch's 24/7 monitoring operators with the subject's face visible for live assessment.
Voice-Down
The operator issues a live audio voice-down over on-site speakers.
No Delay
Because bystander faces are masked automatically, the clip the operator acted on is the same clip you can hand to responding officers — no redaction delay.
Dispatch
When warranted, the operator escalates to dispatch, including direct digital 911 delivery.
How It Works
Detection
An event fires and streams to Clear Watch's 24/7 monitoring operators with the subject's face visible for live assessment.
Voice-Down
The operator issues a live audio voice-down over on-site speakers.
Dispatch
When warranted, the operator escalates to dispatch, including direct digital 911 delivery.
No Delay
Because bystander faces are masked automatically, the clip the operator acted on is the same clip you can hand to responding officers — no redaction delay.
FAQs
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No. Every face except the event subject's is masked. The person for whom the event was detected remains identifiable to Clear Watch operators during response and in exported footage afterward — which is exactly what investigators need.
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Masking follows each face as people move through the frame rather than blurring a fixed area, so bystanders stay obscured as they walk, turn, and pass one another. No manual cleanup is required before footage leaves the system.
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No. Dynamic Face Masking locates faces to obscure them — it does not match faces against a database or establish anyone's identity. It reduces the personal data in your footage; it doesn't create any.
Evidence Ready To Share — No Redaction Queue.
GET STARTED
Talk to a Clear Watch specialist about adding Dynamic Face Masking to your existing cameras — and making every exported clip compliant before it leaves the system.