The public issue tracker is your best bet.  Googlers may not respond much, 
but they do read what is posted there.  
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/


On Friday, March 9, 2012 1:35:29 AM UTC+1, Chris wrote:
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Darren Mansell wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > In ICS (any version), the recent apps feature takes a screen shot of the
> > last state of any app. This is generally fine, however it also does this
> > with the camera.
> >
> > When in the camera app, just pointing the camera around at anything
> > previously wouldn't capture anything, and you could be happy that unless 
> you
> > pressed the shutter button, there are no records of what was in front of 
> the
> > camera at the time. Now in ICS, you can press the recent apps button and 
> see
> > whatever was in the viewfinder at the time it was switched from.
> >
> > This at best can cause some embarrassing moments, but at worst could 
> cause
> > data protection issues, legal issues etc.
> >
> > I think the functionality should be changed so that the most recent 
> captured
> > photo is displayed. I didn't want to raise a bug about it in AOSP as 
> this is
> > actually implemented in the Google builds for Maguro and I assume Crespo,
> > Wing/Stingray.
> >
> > Example screenshot attached.
> >
> Is source not provided for the camera app?  Or why do you think it is
> specific to device-builds?  I haven't had anything to do with ICS so
> far, in terms of use or looking at what's changed.
>
> Here is a thread with similar discussion over secure app displays:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/60365f9a1d03ba2c/2e5f967fcb8897b4?show_docid=2e5f967fcb8897b4
>
> There is a reasonable looking solution near the end if you have full
> access to your device and want to modify the program.  It looked like
> google's posistion was that it is not a security concern since the
> thumbs cannot be accessed if your device is locked.
>
> Also, Google employees only make rare appearences on this list,
> suggesting this may not be the place if google is who you are trying
> to inform.
>
> Cheers, ~Chris
>
>

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