Google Photos adds Redact tool to pixelate faces and sensitive data

Google Photos now includes a Redact tool that lets users pixelate faces, account numbers and other sensitive text on photos and screenshots with a single swipe. It lives in the Markup section of the editor, with selectable blur styles and brush thickness.

• Redact is found in the Markup section of the editor
• Users can pick blur style and adjust brush thickness
• Edits are saved via "Save as copy" to keep the original
• Apple introduced native face blurring back in iOS 18