If a type of lock was overwhelmingly used for bad reasons, and only worked when someone didn't cover their hands (analog pictures), I'd be arguing against that type of lock too.
Is it a “bad reason”? Millions of people chose to use Snapchat specifically because of how it handles screenshots. It is a feature even if you don’t like it.
Many people would find it inconvenient to find another device to take a picture with. And that manual picture would then have baked-in evidence that it was taken surreptitiously.
Locks keep honest people honest, as long as the app is up front about it and lets users make the choice, I don’t mind.
If a type of lock was overwhelmingly used for bad reasons, and only worked when someone didn't cover their hands (analog pictures), I'd be arguing against that type of lock too.
Is it a “bad reason”? Millions of people chose to use Snapchat specifically because of how it handles screenshots. It is a feature even if you don’t like it.
Many people would find it inconvenient to find another device to take a picture with. And that manual picture would then have baked-in evidence that it was taken surreptitiously.
Locks keep honest people honest, as long as the app is up front about it and lets users make the choice, I don’t mind.
I said 90% and not a higher number because of Snapchat. It's not the example of bad reasons.
Nobody deliberately opted in to random information hiding in a more general purpose app, or watermarking, or DRM.
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