I don't understand the use case at all. This is for people who want to show their screen to others, while simultaneously having their private information onscreen (but hidden as long as the...
I don't understand the use case at all. This is for people who want to show their screen to others, while simultaneously having their private information onscreen (but hidden as long as the presenter doesn't accidentally glance in the wrong direction, or the eye tracking software doesn't glitch)? What an incredibly fragile and overengineered "solution" to a problem that doesn't exist. If you want to show your screen, just close out of your sensitive data first. Is that too hard for people?
I think you are misunderstanding the use case. This is for people who need to use their laptops in a public space, but keep sensitive information away from prying eyes. It is a software...
I think you are misunderstanding the use case. This is for people who need to use their laptops in a public space, but keep sensitive information away from prying eyes. It is a software alternative to polarized privacy filters that are often applied to laptops used for sensitive on-site work, leveraging hardware already included for presence detection and Windows Hello.
Except, with this, whatever you're looking at is easily visible by someone sitting near you because there's no viewing angle reduction like the physical privacy filters offer.
Except, with this, whatever you're looking at is easily visible by someone sitting near you because there's no viewing angle reduction like the physical privacy filters offer.
Someone would have to be watching pretty intently waiting for your eyes to look at the sensitive part of the screen long enough to recognize what it is and read it.
Someone would have to be watching pretty intently waiting for your eyes to look at the sensitive part of the screen long enough to recognize what it is and read it.
Is it common for only a tiny part of the screen that you'll rarely look at to be considered sensitive? If I'm working, basically the entire screen is sensitive (spreadsheets, emails, code,...
Is it common for only a tiny part of the screen that you'll rarely look at to be considered sensitive? If I'm working, basically the entire screen is sensitive (spreadsheets, emails, code, whatever.). If I'm doing something sensitive (e.g. online banking), I would consider most things on the screen somewhat sensitive.
If someone's eyes are zipping around the screen and you are only able to see little parts of it at a time, how likely are you to actually glean any sensitive information without really paying...
If someone's eyes are zipping around the screen and you are only able to see little parts of it at a time, how likely are you to actually glean any sensitive information without really paying attention and piecing together the whole puzzle? Seeing a value in a particular cell in a spreadsheet is not necessarily useful if you don't know the name of the row or column, or other important context.
The goal is not to make spying impossible, but rather very difficult to do inconspicuously.
My eyes aren't darting around once I find what I'm interested in; they're moving at average reading speed at best, fixed on a particular bit at worst. Together with the size the viewable area with...
My eyes aren't darting around once I find what I'm interested in; they're moving at average reading speed at best, fixed on a particular bit at worst. Together with the size the viewable area with AMD would have to be to be make actually using the computer comfortable, it leaves plenty of information visible for plenty of time for a third party to casually see.
In the government, legal, digital forensics, and infosec worlds, using a polarized privacy/security filter on computer and even phone/tablet screens is reasonbly common. It's often even mandatory...
In the government, legal, digital forensics, and infosec worlds, using a polarized privacy/security filter on computer and even phone/tablet screens is reasonbly common. It's often even mandatory in jobs in those (and other) fields where privacy, security, and confidentiality is especially important. And because of that, HP, Samsung, ViewSonic, and quite a few other major manufacturers even sell monitors and specialized versions of their electronic devices with built-in polarized screens and other privacy/security features for exactly that reason.
However, screen polarizing also comes with drawbacks beyond just the intended reduction in viewing angle, like increasing glare, and blurring and/or darkening of the screen. So this eye-tracking method is not only a potential alternative to that, with presumably less drawbacks, but when used in conjunction with a polarized screen would actually provide even more screen privacy/security than either method would alone.
I've actually used such a polarized screen (they were really common in the university that sponsored an educational program I was in as a teenager - presumably to keep students from cheating off...
I've actually used such a polarized screen (they were really common in the university that sponsored an educational program I was in as a teenager - presumably to keep students from cheating off of one another). And polarized screens seem to be a better solution. The reduction of viewing angle is the entire point. That's what prevents others from viewing your screen. Combining it with this eye-tracking software might offer better protection but it seems like it would make actually using your computer much more irritating since it's essentially emulating tunnel vision.
Orwellian or not, from a purely usability standpoint this greatly degrades interface usability. Peripheral vision of UI elements is important. When you obscure everything, you'll spend extra time...
Orwellian or not, from a purely usability standpoint this greatly degrades interface usability. Peripheral vision of UI elements is important. When you obscure everything, you'll spend extra time and eye movement hunting for specific elements.
Could this technology be used to place the cursor where I’m looking? I’m frequently switching my attention to a different window, and then begin typing without clicking first, such that my text...
Could this technology be used to place the cursor where I’m looking? I’m frequently switching my attention to a different window, and then begin typing without clicking first, such that my text appears in the other window.
AFAIK, this tech is unnecessary for that. You should be able to do cursor control with most regular eye-tracking hardware, and Windows even has built-in accessibility features for that: Get...
AFAIK, this tech is unnecessary for that. You should be able to do cursor control with most regular eye-tracking hardware, and Windows even has built-in accessibility features for that: Get started with eye control in Windows
Is this something people are asking for? Having eye tracking software on my computer sounds awefully orwellian.
This screams “resume-driven development” like nothing I’ve ever seen before.
I don't understand the use case at all. This is for people who want to show their screen to others, while simultaneously having their private information onscreen (but hidden as long as the presenter doesn't accidentally glance in the wrong direction, or the eye tracking software doesn't glitch)? What an incredibly fragile and overengineered "solution" to a problem that doesn't exist. If you want to show your screen, just close out of your sensitive data first. Is that too hard for people?
I think you are misunderstanding the use case. This is for people who need to use their laptops in a public space, but keep sensitive information away from prying eyes. It is a software alternative to polarized privacy filters that are often applied to laptops used for sensitive on-site work, leveraging hardware already included for presence detection and Windows Hello.
Okay, that makes a bit more sense, though the polarized filters still seem like the superior solution.
Except, with this, whatever you're looking at is easily visible by someone sitting near you because there's no viewing angle reduction like the physical privacy filters offer.
Someone would have to be watching pretty intently waiting for your eyes to look at the sensitive part of the screen long enough to recognize what it is and read it.
Is it common for only a tiny part of the screen that you'll rarely look at to be considered sensitive? If I'm working, basically the entire screen is sensitive (spreadsheets, emails, code, whatever.). If I'm doing something sensitive (e.g. online banking), I would consider most things on the screen somewhat sensitive.
If someone's eyes are zipping around the screen and you are only able to see little parts of it at a time, how likely are you to actually glean any sensitive information without really paying attention and piecing together the whole puzzle? Seeing a value in a particular cell in a spreadsheet is not necessarily useful if you don't know the name of the row or column, or other important context.
The goal is not to make spying impossible, but rather very difficult to do inconspicuously.
My eyes aren't darting around once I find what I'm interested in; they're moving at average reading speed at best, fixed on a particular bit at worst. Together with the size the viewable area with AMD would have to be to be make actually using the computer comfortable, it leaves plenty of information visible for plenty of time for a third party to casually see.
In the government, legal, digital forensics, and infosec worlds, using a polarized privacy/security filter on computer and even phone/tablet screens is reasonbly common. It's often even mandatory in jobs in those (and other) fields where privacy, security, and confidentiality is especially important. And because of that, HP, Samsung, ViewSonic, and quite a few other major manufacturers even sell monitors and specialized versions of their electronic devices with built-in polarized screens and other privacy/security features for exactly that reason.
However, screen polarizing also comes with drawbacks beyond just the intended reduction in viewing angle, like increasing glare, and blurring and/or darkening of the screen. So this eye-tracking method is not only a potential alternative to that, with presumably less drawbacks, but when used in conjunction with a polarized screen would actually provide even more screen privacy/security than either method would alone.
I've actually used such a polarized screen (they were really common in the university that sponsored an educational program I was in as a teenager - presumably to keep students from cheating off of one another). And polarized screens seem to be a better solution. The reduction of viewing angle is the entire point. That's what prevents others from viewing your screen. Combining it with this eye-tracking software might offer better protection but it seems like it would make actually using your computer much more irritating since it's essentially emulating tunnel vision.
Orwellian or not, from a purely usability standpoint this greatly degrades interface usability. Peripheral vision of UI elements is important. When you obscure everything, you'll spend extra time and eye movement hunting for specific elements.
Could this technology be used to place the cursor where I’m looking? I’m frequently switching my attention to a different window, and then begin typing without clicking first, such that my text appears in the other window.
AFAIK, this tech is unnecessary for that. You should be able to do cursor control with most regular eye-tracking hardware, and Windows even has built-in accessibility features for that: Get started with eye control in Windows