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> As compared to Windows in which an app can't do that (read keystrokes of other apps) Yes, Apps can't do that. > As compared to Windows or Mac where apps are

> As compared to Windows in which an app can't do that (read keystrokes of other apps) Yes, Apps can't do that. > As compared to Windows or Mac where apps are sandboxed by default? Yes, apps from both the windows and mac App Stores are sandboxed. I'm not sure what your point is. I'm not saying Windows is perfect at all, but the GUI security is better. If nothing else, consider the classic ctrl+alt+delete, which no app can catch. On Linux there is no way to be sure the 'login' you are seeing isn't a program someone has installed to capture logins. On Windows I know the login is genuine if I press ctrl+alt+delete.

tokenizerrr 10y ago
> Yes, Apps can't do that. I have AutoHotKey and ShareX. The first reads keystrokes from anywhere, and the second takes screenshots from anywhere and anything. It's pretty clear that Windows applications most definitely can do that.
- pjc50 10y ago
  The parent comment is (slightly obtusely) talking about "UWP Apps", which are installed from the store and have mobile-style "sandboxing". Normal Win32 applications can of course use SetWindowsHookEx() and the DirectDraw screen functions to take over your screen.
  - josteink 10y ago
    > The parent comment is (slightly obtusely) talking about "UWP Apps", which are installed from the store and have mobile-style "sandboxing". And if he is, that's an absolutely academical points as 99% of all Windows-users runs zero applications from the store. Nothing like an imaginary straw-man argument on the internet, eh? :)
    - raptorfactor 10y ago
      It's cute that you're accusing someone of an "imaginary straw-man" as you then proceed to pull crap like "99% of all Windows-users do [...]" out of your ass. Source? Or is it okay for you to make stuff up as long as nobody else does? ;)