On a similar note in terms of frustration, my bank ended up getting me to memorize my randomly-generated passwords twice because it blocked pasting. I guess it's to discourage writing them down in plaintext files, but I bet it just makes most people choose meaningful (and therefore weak and guessable) passwords.
reply> much sekhurity
replyThis feeling usually hits me at airports, with my shoes off and water confiscated. The terrorists won.
Then they deserve you taking a photo with a second phone
replyThere might be a market for a USB-C camera to take phone screen photos to immediately upload back into the phone.
replyWell, I did, after the fact, but it's only because I had a work phone on me (that doesn't yet actively block sharing to non-work devices).
replyI doubt most people have a second phone on hand, ready and able to capture actual screen shots when your phone is preventing screenhots.
We're heading for two devices, IMO. A useful one and one for communicating with bureaucracies.
replyAnd a third one for membership apps.
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