Method and system for encrypting and decrypting a facial segment in an image

A system for encrypting and decrypting a facial segment in an image with a unique server key, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive an image from one of a plurality of users, wherein the image comprises a plurality of facial segments;
• for each facial segment from the plurality of facial segments,
• identify a unique user associated with the facial segment using a facial recognition algorithm, wherein the unique user is one of the plurality of users;
• encrypt the facial segment with a unique server key, wherein the unique server key is shared with the unique user;
• generate a protection frame, unlockable with the unique server key, to cover the facial segment, wherein the protection frame comprises an opaque or a partially opaque layer of pixels to hide the facial segment from the plurality of users;
• and
• decrypt the facial segment while rendering the image for at least one of the plurality of users upon receiving the unique server key from the at least one of the plurality of users, wherein the unique server key is shared with the at least one of the plurality of users by the unique user or upon permission from the unique user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for encrypting and decrypting a facial segment in an image with a unique server key, the computer-executable instructions configured for:

• receiving an image from one of a plurality of users, wherein the image comprises a plurality of facial segments;
• for each facial segment from the plurality of facial segments,
• identifying a unique user associated with the facial segment using a facial recognition algorithm, wherein the unique user is one of the plurality of users;
• encrypting the facial segment with a unique server key, wherein the unique server key is shared with the unique user;
• generating a protection frame, unlockable with the unique server key, to cover the facial segment, wherein the protection frame comprises an opaque or a partially opaque layer of pixels to hide the facial segment from the plurality of users;
• and
• decrypting the facial segment while rendering the image for at least one of the plurality of users upon receiving the unique server key from the at least one of the plurality of users, wherein the unique server key is shared with the at least one of the plurality of users by the unique user or upon permission from the unique user.