privacy filter
Limits viewing angles
A privacy filter is a screen overlay or display technology that narrows the viewing angle of a monitor or device, making the content visible only to someone directly in front of it.
From oblique angles, the screen appears dark or blank.
These filters are used in offices, airports, and other public spaces to prevent visual eavesdropping—sometimes called shoulder surfing.
I put a privacy filter on my laptop before working on confidential files at the coffee shop.
- screenDisplay or barrier
- screen protectorDevice display covering
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- blurLack of sharpness
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- screen filters
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privacy filterpublic display
Presentation before onlookers
screen sharing · jumbotron · projection · screen mirroring · digital signage
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