Provided are an image processing method and method for privacy protection of a captured image. The image processing method divides an original image into a plurality of regions, assigns access privileges to the respective regions, and encrypts the regions, and provides an image by performing masking to each region or provides an image without performing masking, based on the access privilege of an image access request, and achieving privacy protection from the leakage of an original image. Accordingly, when storing a captured PC screen image and providing the stored image, an image region having no relation to a user's activities is stored after hierarchical encryption, preventing privacy infringement.
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