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Re:Linux phones are more important now than ever by Aerroon on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:17AM (#45259061)
It doesn't really protect anything though, because you can always just use an external camera to take a picture of your screen.
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Re:Linux phones are more important now than ever by Cloudef on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:26AM (#45259121)
Its probably meant to try mitigate damage in case bad actor gets remote access to your phone or you have malware.
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Re:Linux phones are more important now than ever by const_cast on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:01AM (#45261651)
If your phone is remotely rooted, the screenshot is providing no security.
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Re:Linux phones are more important now than ever by godelski on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:54PM (#45267136)
Sounds like they need to spend more money on security and their "good enough" solutions aren't actually good enough.
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Re:Linux phones are more important now than ever by ncruces on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @07:26AM (#45260778)
It protects less proficient users from accidentally taking a screenshot.
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