Managing privacy in a video communication session

A method comprising:

• capturing, by a first image capturing device, a first image stream encompassing content within a first field of view, the first image capturing device associated with a first communication device participating in a video communication session via a first network;
• identifying, within the first image stream, sat least one surface having secondary content displayed thereon that is visible and included in the first field of view, the at least one surface not being a body of the participant;
• and
• in response to identifying the secondary content displayed within the at least one surface:
• generating a second image stream that does not include at least a portion of the secondary content;
• and
• transmitting the second image stream in place of the first image stream to the at least one second communication device during the video communication session.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage device;
• and
• program code on the computer readable storage device that when executed by a processor associated with a communication device, the program code enables the communication device to provide functionality of:
• capturing, by a first image capturing device, a first image stream encompassing content within a first field of view, the first image capturing device associated with a first communication device participating in a video communication session via a first network;
• identifying, within the first image stream, at least one surface having secondary content displayed thereon that is visible and included in the first field of view, the at least one surface not being a body of the participant;
• and
• in response to identifying the secondary content displayed within the at least one surface:
• generating a second image stream that does not include at least a portion of the secondary content;
• and
• transmitting the second image stream in place of the first image stream to the at least one second communication device during the video communication session.