Is pixelating a face enough to protect someone?

For ordinary sharing, yes — use a coarse block size rather than a fine one, since heavy pixelation destroys far more information than light blurring.

Does the original photo get changed?

No. You download an edited copy and the original file on your disk is left exactly as it was, so you can always go back to it.

Pixelate a Face

Hide someone’s face in a photo before posting it, without uploading the picture anywhere. The pixelation is applied in your browser and baked into the file.

Runs entirely in your browser — your file is never uploaded.

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Is pixelating a face enough to protect someone?: For ordinary sharing, yes — use a coarse block size rather than a fine one, since heavy pixelation destroys far more information than light blurring.
Does the original photo get changed?: No. You download an edited copy and the original file on your disk is left exactly as it was, so you can always go back to it.

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Censor a Screenshotscreenshots
Remove a Person From a Photophotos

Or open the full Retouch tool.

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