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[Shuduo Sang <sangshuduo@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Marc Deslauriers
<marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 13-09-29 12:27 PM, Shuduo Sang wrote:
>> Hmm, both of iOS and Android allow user to take screenshot with a
>> global hot key. This function be used very frequently to quick share
>> something to friend, at least to me.
>
> Users will be allowed to take screenshots, as it will be done by a trusted
> application. Applications in the store won't be allowed to take screenshots for
> security reasons.
>

Good to know. Thanks.

> Marc.
>
>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Marc Deslauriers
>> <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 13-09-29 06:28 AM, James Mugford wrote:
>>>> Wow, as easy as that?
>>>>
>>>> Would there not be any security restrictions or hoops to jump through?
>>>>
>>>
>>> The application confinement won't allow applications to take screenshots of any
>>> window they don't own, so this won't be possible for security reasons.
>>>
>>> Marc.
>>>
>>>
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