When hiding someone’s identity, why are only the eyes censored?

Question

Doesn’t the human face have other identifiable features?

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Answer 1

It’s very difficult to identify a person without seeing their eyes unless they have an unusual facial feature (like, say, Mike Tyson’s tattoo) or you are very familiar with them. Pixelating/blurring the face is more effective, but putting a bar over the eyes is easy and still works almost as well.