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[-] sarchar@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago

That privacy-protecting screenshot detection "feature" sounds like DRM. Android will likely prevent screenshots on websites and content that requests it.

(android can already tell if you take a screenshot...)

[-] JWBananas@startrek.website 28 points 1 year ago

That isn't the purpose of the new API. Apps can already prevent screenshots by using FLAG_SECURE.

The purpose is to move away from the resource- and privacy-invasive ways that apps implement screenshot detection today, such as through monitoring the directory in which screenshots are saved. The new functionality will require a permission and will no longer require the apps to have access to the screenshots themselves.

[-] sarchar@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

That sounds much more reasonable. Thanks for the details.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 1 year ago

Some apps already implement a similar feature. My banking app always returns a blank screen if I try to take a screenshot.

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