Non-user-inconveniencing privacy and security behavior against screenshot attacks and similar security-hole-based data leaks

[Pekka Paalanen]

On Sun, 18 May 2025 17:10:36 +0000 (UTC)
Pete <sender at 5ymail.net> wrote:

> Dear Wayland protocol developers, please improve Wayland's privacy
> and security model against recent screenshot and similar attacks.

Hi,

what attacks are you referring to?

> Use
> a screenshot and recording security model where applications by
> default can only get pixels from themselves

This is already the case in Wayland. Which is not to say anything about
interfaces elsewhere.

> Same for sound for both input and output including but not limited to
> operating system sounds/noises.

Audio is not in Wayland's scope. There are no audio interfaces in
Wayland.

> Security and privacy settings must also have a place that's a list of
> installed application where for each application a security and
> privacy oversight can be opened.

Any kind of settings are out of Wayland's scope. User interface design
is out of scope.

> Also no autorun of insertable media by default.

Out of scope. Wayland has nothing to do with that.


Thanks,
pq
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