It's easier than ever to de-censor videos | Jeff Geerling

For years, people have used the censor tool to blur or pixelate out parts of videos where there's sensitive information. And for years, every time I've used it, I get a few comments from people saying that's not a safe way to censor information.

So is that true?

I wanted to find out, so I put a message saying I'd send fifty bucks to anyone who could tell me what it said under the pixelation. And you know what? Less than a day later, three people solved it, using three slightly different techniques—scary!