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How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by spaqin »

dvngnt_ wrote: post #65
_djo_ wrote: post #4

X and Threads do this too. I wish they all wouldn't, messing with screenshots should only ever be done when preventing them as a security measure.

They shouldn't even disallow screenshots from a security measure. If the user wants to take a screenshot of their bank account info or a password manager they should. Maybe an additional permission for screenshare. No device has protection against a second device taking a recording so it's really just security theater

It's all "security" and all until your banking app has a bug that breaks exporting bank statements and the only way to get it out is to take screenshots - which are blocked as well. Oh, and you need to submit it by today.

At least on rooted Android devices you can bypass that.

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by tmp10423288442 »

smelendez wrote: post #236
nemosaltat wrote: post #183

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I expect to have an image of exactly whatever was displayed on the screen at the time Do you/should you (we) really expect that though? I regularly use color filters on my apple devices— grayscale to avoid distractions during the day and red tint at night. More recently I’ve been using the motion dots. I don’t know that I can say with confidence that I never want any of those “personal-perceptional-modifiers” to ap…

I want those things included, at least by default. A screenshot normally captures the user’s screen size, brightness, zoom level, font choices, etc. It is often important to people that the screenshot is an accurate record of what was on the screen.

It doesn’t copy the brightness AFAIK

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by j16sdiz »

CrimsonRain wrote: post #225
MBCook wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This exists for a very good reason. It’s so if an app is showing a password or bank account number or other piece of sensitive information it doesn’t accidentally end up in a screenshot. I think there are other places sensitive information won’t show. Bluesky, and apparently others, are abusing the functionality for advertising purposes. I think it’s a good thing it’s there. This functionality should be easy for apps…

I want to take a screen shot of the transaction I just did. Can't because some ahole decided for me that it's too sensitive information and blacks out the whole screen. this API is stupid without control in settings of the os

Lots of people here exposing their single sign on approve code because a scammer ask them to send them a screenshot.

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by Gigachad »

underwater wrote: post #221
MBCook wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This exists for a very good reason. It’s so if an app is showing a password or bank account number or other piece of sensitive information it doesn’t accidentally end up in a screenshot. I think there are other places sensitive information won’t show. Bluesky, and apparently others, are abusing the functionality for advertising purposes. I think it’s a good thing it’s there. This functionality should be easy for apps…

The OS could draw an ugly censoring block over the sensitive information. That would protect the user's privacy when needed but also prevent apps mis-using the feature like this.

I don't think Apple cares about apps replacing the follow button with an icon. It's a weird use of the api, but it's not abusing the user or a security/privacy risk.

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by jrockway »

j16sdiz wrote: post #254
CrimsonRain wrote: post #225

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want to take a screen shot of the transaction I just did. Can't because some ahole decided for me that it's too sensitive information and blacks out the whole screen. this API is stupid without control in settings of the os

Lots of people here exposing their single sign on approve code because a scammer ask them to send them a screenshot.

I mean... "please read me the code you get via text" or "this really Bank of America, please type your OTP" seems to work well enough. We really don't need OS-level controls for stuff on the screen. People can just tell you what's on the screen.

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by water-drummer »

fer wrote: post #10
3form wrote: post #2

Well, I have not once found a single case where an app reacting to screenshots and controlling the process in any way was anything to me but hostile and annoying. This one does not help. It somehow is perfect example of how modern software engineering feels to go astray for me. A feature in my device working completely in benefit of the one providing said software. I wish, and wish only I can, that this trend goes aw…

> hostile and annoying If someone from Google Maps or LinkedIn team is here, please, when I take a screenshot it's because I want to a screenshot, not share the friggin location/post. Not sure who got the idea that it was useful, it isn't.

How else are they gonna track you? Think of the big tech

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by FridgeSeal »

tchalla wrote: post #57
3form wrote: post #2

Well, I have not once found a single case where an app reacting to screenshots and controlling the process in any way was anything to me but hostile and annoying. This one does not help. It somehow is perfect example of how modern software engineering feels to go astray for me. A feature in my device working completely in benefit of the one providing said software. I wish, and wish only I can, that this trend goes aw…

Side note- The Screenshot culture itself needs to die, sorry. Many a time, a share button simply works. I don’t know why people would share a screenshot or a map instead of pin and share their location. Yes there are cases where a screenshot helps but majority cases simply is “come to this place” a which turns out to make more difficult because people apparently don’t know how to share locations with pin and share!

> Many a time, a share button simply works

It works! Unless:

- the person you’re linking it to doesn’t have an account on that platform

- you’re posting it in a chat, and the site doesn’t implement unfurls correctly

- the site shows a thumbnail on the link, but clicking on it gets hijacked by the “mAkE an aCcOuNt/ login here” shenanigans.

- you’re trying to link to something in context and the sites linking doesn’t support it

- the site is riddled with ads.

- the site is slow to load.

- you’re trying to save something and don’t want to have to load the site every single time in order to refer to it.

- any combination of the above.

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