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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 jvuygbbkuurx »

MBCook wrote: post #194
skiing_crawling wrote: post #29

This is phone OS developer's fault for even allowing it. When I take a screenshot, I expect to have an image of exactly whatever was displayed on the screen at the time. Its not a picture of your app, its a picture of my screen. Some banking apps used to (or still) prevent this and now some apps get a hook to insert their branding. My device serves some master other than myself.

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…

If it's to prevent accidents, it should just prompt user to confirm saving the screenshot with sensitive information.

As it is, it is just an annoyance that requires you to do stupid workarounds like taking a photo of your screen.

Imagine if a password manager didn't allow you to copy the password since you might accidentally paste it somewhere incorrect.

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by tgv »

wmichelin wrote: post #203

I know of social media sites who have kept an untracked version of the link in the dom of the A tag, but replace it with their in-house link tracker copy of it as you're clicking, that way the destination looks correct when you hover over the link.

A simple call to get a list of sensitive screen areas would suffice. Add a bunch of options to make everybody happy, but don't allow replacement with different content.

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by mozzius »

skupig wrote: post #14
hmokiguess wrote: post #8

This sort of stuff to me is an example of fear within an organization. Whenever I see engineering resources allocated towards self promotion and branding rather than quality and features for its users it shows how leaders want control over narratives.

It's equally possible there was one engineer with some free time who thought it would be cool.

This is correct. I was tired of Bluesky screenshots looking bland, no culture of fear needed

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by squigz »

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.

So that means this change will result in a noticeable decline in such scams, right?

Right??

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by rawling »

drdexebtjl wrote: post #74
bigyabai wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wish, and wish only I can, that this trend goes away at some point. You don't have to wish, in this scenario. Bluesky supports third-party clients, you can use one that has a more minimal featureset if you prefer.

For Bluesky, sure. I think the comment was aimed at the trend. Android and iOS should not let apps do this, because it can be (ab)used by apps that you can’t really choose not to use. I know there’s a popular bank in my country that completely blocks screenshots and screen recordings on Android somehow.

https://developer.android.com/security/fraud-prevention/acti...

Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Post by alex1138 »

irishcoffee wrote: post #217
Petersipoi wrote: post #199

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure why you think anyone is suggesting that non-occluding watermarks are a gripe people have with X. GP is saying that BS gets a pass where X would not for a user hostile action.

Yeah, the dead comment really cements the bias of hn despite what people claim. I don’t use either platform, I have no interest in the debate. As an outsider looking in, the bias has been proven. Not that it matters much, I am left-of-center generally speaking.

re: dead, I agree. I'm so tired of flags killing discussion. This site is highly regimented

What I want, as someone who vaguely leaned left and has gotten... less so, since certain revelations, are platforms that work. Where you can't just get booted off for things that are not-boot-off-worthy (sorry. wording sucks). In that view, Bluesky is something I'm interested in as a protocol. It should be something the Left and Right can both use, regardless of the people it tends to attract

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