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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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I use bluesky for cross posting my blogs
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#373This is why pocket computers are still so unserious. My programs should not be aware let alone respond to my administrative actions like screenshots.
Not only 'pocket computers' are an issue.
I was thoroughly shocked when I found out that websites can detect that the dev-tools are open. That is something that a website should never be able to know, yet here we are.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#374Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's pretty likely that bluesky users aren't on other social media. Because it pretends to be better than them (this shows it isn't really, though)
I know you don't think it's bluesky, but which app do you think is better at putting its logo on screenshots?
That's not what the other commenter is saying. The other commenter is stating that by doing this logo trick, bsky is very similar to competing platforms
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#375Earlier quoted context omitted.
From your profile: > "You're posting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks." = censorship. Unaccountable [flag] = censorship. > Mass un-elaborated on downvoting = censorship; needing 500 karma to downvote = censorship. > Turn on showdead in your profile and see for yourself what people are "allowed" to comment vs what they're not. Userbase = mendacious pricks. Apparently everything is censorship and everybody else is a…
You're not wrong and I do think that specific dead comment is dead for a reason. I just get a bit bristly when I do see legitimate comments buried under flags
PS - sorry. I love a great many things about HN. I'm glad the site does sometimes insist on decorum
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#376Earlier quoted context omitted.
I understand the sentiment, but think about the non-technical user. Every time I use my mothers or any elderlies phone there are a lot of screenshots in the gallery, because they accidentally click the combo. How many people get scammed using screen sharing? It isn't that unreasonable to prevent this vector just to be more safe, especially if the bank might be partially at fault if a scam happens.
This just reinforces the notion that apple is the one that actually owns the phone and they generously let you use it. Just do a security alert pop up "You are screenshotting potentially sensitive information, are you sure you want to continue".
Unfortunately “are you sure?” checks simply don't work, too many people are trained to just click yes/OK to close the message and get back to what they were trying to do.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#377Earlier quoted context omitted.
I actually hate that apps are allowed to blank out content on screenshots, and this can't be disabled. There are apps completely mis-using it, e.g. mobile payment apps which hardly show any sensitive data in most cases, but now I can't share e.g. infos on screen with someone else easily. It's a classic case of someone discovering a feature and thinking "hell yeah, so much security" without understanding or caring abo…
> I've yet to see someone saying "oh, I'm so glad my screenshot was blacked-out because I didn't realize I was in a banking app". It feels patronizing. Yes, this. Payment apps, government apps, IM communications. The other day I almost rooted my phone in anger trying to get around this, before pausing and realizing that this would only cause even more problems with those apps, thanks to remote attestation "features".…
We're heading for two devices, IMO. A useful one and one for communicating with bureaucracies.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#378Earlier quoted context omitted.
I actually hate that apps are allowed to blank out content on screenshots, and this can't be disabled. There are apps completely mis-using it, e.g. mobile payment apps which hardly show any sensitive data in most cases, but now I can't share e.g. infos on screen with someone else easily. It's a classic case of someone discovering a feature and thinking "hell yeah, so much security" without understanding or caring abo…
> I've yet to see someone saying "oh, I'm so glad my screenshot was blacked-out because I didn't realize I was in a banking app". It feels patronizing. Yes, this. Payment apps, government apps, IM communications. The other day I almost rooted my phone in anger trying to get around this, before pausing and realizing that this would only cause even more problems with those apps, thanks to remote attestation "features".…
> much sekhurity
This feeling usually hits me at airports, with my shoes off and water confiscated. The terrorists won.
Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#379This 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…
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Re: How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
#380Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wasn’t that the entire premise of the product when it launched? Disappearing messages and minimal footprint so you could be confident your communications were semi-private? That was the expectation of using the product so it fits and isn’t anything like this discussion.
Yes. And because of the platforms deciding to enable that business model, we're now in a bullshit reality where the very apps that need to be screenshotted most often, are first to abuse platform features and prevent screenshots from being taken. This deserves a longer rant, but the very premise of Snapchat was always poisonous, and is largely responsible for why, 20 years later, we're now facing extreme proposals fo…
> but the very premise of Snapchat was always poisonous
Wdym? Hooking (primarily underage) people onto "daily streaks" of sharing (often inappropriate) pictures of themselves to (sometimes random) other people via likely insecure servers is a _great_ business model!
Great customer retention. Lots and lots of engagement. So much shareholder value.
Oh and just think about how vulnerable they are. _Perfect_ for ads.