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It still baffles me that it has become normal for an OS to place the wishes of an app above those of the user. Hijacking the screenshot process is a privilege

It still baffles me that it has become normal for an OS to place the wishes of an app above those of the user. Hijacking the screenshot process is a privilege that you ought to be able to revoke, it's insane to allow software to be given more control. And don't tell me it's anything to do with security when it can be circumvented in any number of ways.

javier2 2mo ago
Did you read the post? Nothing is hijacked, but its a trick where they render the normal button in a ui element for secret data, which is blanked by the system on screenshot, revealing the logo underneath. Its a reasonable feature, so its hard for apple to control it better or remove this.
- Analemma_ 2mo ago
  No, it’s not a reasonable feature. If I take a screenshot, I want the image to include what is displayed on my fucking screen, period. What is so difficult about this?
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  - javier2 1mo ago
    Im saying the feature is reasonable from Apple's UI elements, i wasnt saying the way Bluesky is using it is reasonable...
- nemomarx 2mo ago
  users should have some way to control if screenshots have secret data in them or not, really. what if I do actually need to preserve it?
  - edoceo 2mo ago
    I like your idea. When the screenshot is taken a user can have an option: Include Secrets? And the Apps can only hint at what to hide.
- xorcist 2mo ago
  That is a lot of words just to make it sound reasonable that a page can be exempt from the underlying screenshot functionality. It isn't. Not without asking the user.
  - javier2 1mo ago
    it isnt really. Im saying the feature is reasonable from Apple's UI elements, i wasnt saying the way Bluesky is using it is reasonable...
TeMPOraL 2mo ago
> Hijacking the screenshot process is a privilege that you ought to be able to revoke, it's insane to allow software to be given more control. It should not exist as a control in the first place. I know it may sound absolutist, but the way I see it: if you allow this as a user-revocable permission, then the very apps that need to be screenshotted by users most often will be the first to refuse to work at all unless you grant this permission. Screenshotting is an system operations level feature. Apps should be neither aware of, nor able to interfere with, a screen capture being taken.

javier2 2mo ago

Did you read the post? Nothing is hijacked, but its a trick where they render the normal button in a ui element for secret data, which is blanked by the system on screenshot, revealing the logo underneath. Its a reasonable feature, so its hard for apple to control it better or remove this.

Analemma_ 2mo ago
No, it’s not a reasonable feature. If I take a screenshot, I want the image to include what is displayed on my fucking screen, period. What is so difficult about this?
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- javier2 1mo ago
  Im saying the feature is reasonable from Apple's UI elements, i wasnt saying the way Bluesky is using it is reasonable...
nemomarx 2mo ago
users should have some way to control if screenshots have secret data in them or not, really. what if I do actually need to preserve it?
- edoceo 2mo ago
  I like your idea. When the screenshot is taken a user can have an option: Include Secrets? And the Apps can only hint at what to hide.
xorcist 2mo ago
That is a lot of words just to make it sound reasonable that a page can be exempt from the underlying screenshot functionality. It isn't. Not without asking the user.
- javier2 1mo ago
  it isnt really. Im saying the feature is reasonable from Apple's UI elements, i wasnt saying the way Bluesky is using it is reasonable...

TeMPOraL 2mo ago

> Hijacking the screenshot process is a privilege that you ought to be able to revoke, it's insane to allow software to be given more control. It should not exist as a control in the first place. I know it may sound absolutist, but the way I see it: if you allow this as a user-revocable permission, then the very apps that need to be screenshotted by users most often will be the first to refuse to work at all unless you grant this permission. Screenshotting is an system operations level feature. Apps should be neither aware of, nor able to interfere with, a screen capture being taken.