link2xt
November 21, 2024, 4:43pm
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Windows has introduced or is going to introduce a “feature” that screenshots users desktop all the time: New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC - Ars Technica
If there is no way to opt out and prevent screenshotting from working, users should at least be warned if they have such software installed so they can take action (assuming that they care).
Brought up here:
Let's admit that's the case, then at the very least a disclaimer on the win download, and a warning when you are communicating with a windows client.
Don't get me wrong, I love and rely on delta, but in the age of copilot AI, constant screenshots...
link2xt
November 21, 2024, 6:13pm
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Microsoft has some guide on “What if I don’t want Recall to save information from certain websites or apps?”:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c
Apparently Firefox has a way to opt-out, but it is not clear if it is initiated from Firefox or just hard-coded into Windows.
link2xt
November 21, 2024, 6:27pm
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Electron has content protection API:
From this answer:
Probably makes sense to enable this by default and at least turn disabling it into an option?
link2xt
November 21, 2024, 6:33pm
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Opened an issue in Desktop repo:
opened 06:40PM - 21 Nov 24 UTC
Electron has a function to prevent screenshotting the application window:
https… ://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/browser-window#winsetcontentprotectionenable-macos-windows
On Windows and macOS this could be enabled by default and and option to disable it provided.
Delta Chat on Android has a similar "Screen security" option in Advanced settings, so it makes sense to have it on desktop.
Windows is introducing "Recall" and if screen capture is not prevented, disappearing messages can easily end up in the history stored on device, affecting both the user and all its contacts:
https://support.delta.chat/t/opt-out-of-windows-recall-screenshotting-the-chats-on-desktop/3342