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==Apps overuse it.β== Apps use screenshot blocking where it isn't necessary. Since 2018, Chrome blocks screenshots in incognito mode. What exactly is this supposed to protect against? There are legitimate reasons to capture screenshots in incognito mode, such in web development, for capturing how a web page appears to first-time mobile visitors. There is no reason not to let the device owner take a screenshot or screen recording if they want to. Since earlier this year, the German cellular network provider ALDI TALK also blocked screenshots in their entire app. The app shows statistics such as how many gigabytes of high-speed cellular data the subscriber has left. Why not let the user have screenshots of the bar that shows what percentage of cellular data they have left? And why block screenshots in the '''entire''' app just because "private stuff" may appear somewhere (for example when booking a new plan)? It is clearly being overused. The developers of [[WhatsApp]] have threatened with blocking screenshots inside chats with "advanced chat privacy" enabled: <blockquote> The company has stated that this is the first iteration of the feature, with plans to introduce even more robust protections in future updates, potentially including measures to block screenshots. </blockquote> <ref>[http://archive.today/2025.07.07-200053/https://cybersecuritynews.com/whatsapp-advanced-chat-privacy-feature/ WhatsAppβs New Advanced Chat Privacy Feature to Protect Sensitive Conversations]</ref>
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