1. A method comprising: obtaining, by a computing device, an image comprising an object; performing pattern recognition on the image to determine a characteristic associated with the object; searching a central repository based on the characteristic to determine a candidate match associated with the object, the candidate match being associated with a preference, the preference comprising display instructions for the image that are based at least on a permission associated with the computing device and on a geographic location of the computing device; and modifying the image based on the display instructions for the image.