How -do- you fix this?
You do not put the capability to automate screen-scraping into the OS as a canonized feature.
Yes, this does not stop screen scraping from being possible - it's been around for years.
Disallowing it from the canonical image -of- the OS, however, means that there is an increased barrier in the way of implementing this: an abuser will need to learn how to implement this, and will need to rely on third-party software not integrated into the OS as expected functionality.
This in turn means that abuse victims are able to rely on tools already in-use to remove third-party software from the computer in order to have more assurance of private operation.
Yes, no single measure is capable of ensuring safety.
This is why it's a security -system- and not a security -item-; systemic effects require an understanding of the entire context in order to evaluate the safety or unsafety of the system.
Fi, infosec-aspected /
npub1ph…wdtxv
2024-05-21 18:53:56
in reply to nevent1q…kusf
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2024-05-21 18:53:56Event JSON
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