https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515235
Bug ID: 515235
Summary: "Hide from Screencast" is fundamentally insecure
because it lacks persistence
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version First 6.5.91
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: screencasting
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
I posted about this in the forums before but i didnt get any feedback so i
guess i should bring it here now as i still think its a massive oversight when
implementing this. The feature is basically useless for its actual purpose
because it forces you to manually re-enable it for every window every single
time while the screencast is running. If a window contains sensitive info, it
should stay hidden permanently instead of relying on me to remember it every
session.
Purpose: To strictly prevent sensitive data like passwords or private chats
from being recorded.
Reason: You need to share your screen for
work/tutorials/streaming/screensharing with friends/... while keeping personal
stuff secure in the background.
Functionality: It does not work because the setting resets, creating a security
risk where you can easily forget to toggle it.
Improvements: The "hidden" state needs to be persistent or handled via Window
Rules so it's "set and forget," and it should be able to hide the kde clipboard
popups too. (Super+V)
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