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How to prevent screenshots in a web browser

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Re: How to prevent screenshots in a web browser

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Post by scrollaway »

EGreg wrote: post #2

And oncw again if your user is a developer he'd or she'd be able to stitch it back together.

That was not the point of the article. In fact, had you read the article, you'd find that your point has been addressed three times over and that the author acknowledges it's all futile anyway.

Re: How to prevent screenshots in a web browser

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Post by mikeash »

NathanKP wrote: post #4

That demo messed with my eyes. Even though it is interlacing faster than the eye can see for some reason it still felt weird to look at it. Overall, not worth the trouble or the decline in user experience.

I'm pretty sure it's not interlacing faster than the eye can see, which is the whole problem.

For this to work perfectly, your monitor refresh rate would need to be at least 2x higher than what your eyes can detect. And why would anyone build hardware with such a fast refresh rate?

It's a cute idea, but in the end it ruins the image for normal uses just like the watermarks do.

Re: How to prevent screenshots in a web browser

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Post by spaulo12 »

scrollaway wrote: post #3
EGreg wrote: post #2

And oncw again if your user is a developer he'd or she'd be able to stitch it back together.

That was not the point of the article. In fact, had you read the article, you'd find that your point has been addressed three times over and that the author acknowledges it's all futile anyway.

But reading the article takes time! People need to comment quickly!
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