Have you ever been witness to a colleague’s inadvertent or embarrassing personal disclosure during a screen sharing event? Perhaps you’ve recoiled in horror at the sight of a client’s sensitive personal details being freely circulated to an online audience or been privy to a browser history that’s utterly cringe-inducing! If you’d rather not stumble into that awkward abyss and end up on a timeless blooper reel like the infamous “Zoom Cat Lawyer,” or the “Potato Boss” (two remote workers who inadvertently activated inappropriate filters during a Zoom call) – then read on!

Screen sharing is akin to a digital exposé, where your virtual world becomes a stage for all to see. The ability to share our screens with others is an awesome way to facilitate real-time collaboration and the seamless exchange of information. While it’s a modern technological marvel, it also comes with its own set of privacy pitfalls. Screen sharing means that whatever you’re seeing, they’re seeing too.

Selective and secure screen sharing!

In an era where we traverse a fine line between work and play (with much of it on our computer desktops), the art of selective sharing becomes imperative. We therefore need to think very carefully about what we should and shouldn’t reveal to bosses, colleagues, clients, family, or friends when sharing our screens. 

We should all be conscious of privacy and security when it comes to sensitive and confidential information – and for good reason. Anyone who has been the victim of a personal data breach will certainly attest to that! Businesses and individuals are responsible for a plethora of information some of which needs to be kept strictly under wraps. Letting your screen run wild and uncensored during an e-share event might just result in the unintentional release of sensitive or personal information, or an accidental overshare of your “look-away-I’m-blushing” material.

‘Cloak’ it all with Snip and Hide!

Have you ever indulged in the timeless delights of a classic sci-fi series, where intrepid starship commanders fearlessly navigate the cosmos? Should they wish to elude the less-than-welcoming advances of a rival spacecraft, they harness the power to virtually cloak their vessels, rendering them hidden from plain sight. Well Snip & Hide does for screens what cloaking technology does for starships. If you need to share your screen online or share screenshots and want to shroud out sensitive information, Snip & Hide provides the perfect solution.

Instantly select areas on your screen you want to hide  – and blur out private and confidential information quickly and easily. Don’t risk inadvertently sharing sensitive information that could also be used to carry out fraud, identity theft, or cyber-attacks. Disclosing personal and confidential material can also result in financial and legal troubles and impact your professional reputation. Snip & Hide can help safeguard privacy before going live and safely prevent accidental disclosure.

• Remove personally identifiable information: Blur out personal details and data that could be used to identify an individual.
• Remove credit card information: Instantly hide credit card numbers, cardholder names, expiration and CCV information.
• Hide confidential business information: – Blur out company secrets, intellectual property, customer, and employee details.

Safeguard your screen

Snip & Hide’s instant blur feature prevents wandering eyes from seeing what they shouldn’t. Simply select what you want to hide – or capture a screenshot with Snip & Float after blurring out the specific areas you need to hide on a screenshot before sharing.

Quickly blur out the stuff you don’t want anyone else to see before using a screen sharing application like Zoom or TeamViewer online. First blur and then share your screen via any popular TeamViewer alternative or screen share app – CoScreen, Discord, Google Meet, Skype, Slack, Surfly, Teams, TeamViewer, Webex Meetings, Zoho Meeting, Zoom, or any similar application.

Snip & Hide helps you to maintain full control over what gets shared before any online calls or meetings begin – simply select and blur. Rest assured that you can share your screen without the anxiety of accidentally unveiling more than you intended, and once you’ve finished your meeting, you can safely unblur it again.

Snip & Hide before you go live

We’ve compiled a checklist to help safeguard you from accidental data breaches or embarrassing cringe-worthy moments during a live screen sharing event. Even if you do get caught on the hop, Snip & Hide software can let you quickly prepare your screen in a matter of minutes and bail you out of potential trouble.

• Make sure to blur out notifications and pop-ups

Your screen or desktop might be more like a digital circus – a merry medley of distracting notifications, pop-ups, and sticky notes. There may even be a few surprises or hair-raising items, each vying for a moment in the spotlight! It’s a potential quagmire of embarrassment. Snip & Hide helps you instantly select and blur out anything you don’t want to be seen by others sparing you the embarrassment of inadvertent disclosure.

• Veil virtual gossip, casual chit chat and private emails

In a world where innocuous banter can quickly transmute into scurrilous scandal, Snip & Hide is your trusted sentinel. Even those virtual eye roll or smirk emojis appearing on a chat stream could lead to trouble. Snip & Hide lets you quickly blur out casual chat, real time conversations, emails, and social media content, casting an instant digital veil over those covert and clandestine conversations.

• Hide inappropriate screensavers and images

Envision your desktop as a digital haven. NSFW images, photos, drawings, screensavers, desktop icons, file names and wallpapers can be instantly hidden with Snip & Hide. Ensure your shared screen is devoid of anything that might raise a few eyebrows or see you become an instant internet icon for all the wrong reasons!

• Check the visibility of browser tabs and browser history

Before your screen transforms into an impromptu public spectacle, take a moment to cast a discerning eye over what you can see there yourself. Carefully inspect for any unclosed tabs or active websites and ensure that your browser history remains out of sight. With Snip & Hide you can give it a swift cleanup.

• Review open documents for confidential information

Perhaps you have business or personal documents open on your screen and need to ensure that any sensitive information, like names, credit card or driver’s license numbers are obscured from view. Let Snip & Hide quickly select and blur these vital screen areas for you.

• Check for comments appearing on documents or images

Sometimes colleagues can be less than diplomatic when leaving comments on documents for review, so quickly “Snip & Hide” these if they’re likely to cause chaotic conniptions. Same goes for captions or image titles – it’s just smart thinking to Snip and Hide anything that may cause offense prior to sharing your screen.

• Hide login screens, forms and passwords

Safely protect vital information, such as passwords and login screens, or confidential forms – Your sensitive data is in safe hands with Snip & Hide! Simply select, blur and hide from view.

Blur out sensitive areas on screenshots

In just a few easy steps, you can also screenshot anything visible on your screen with a trusted, quality software like Snip & Float which you can find on the Snip & View Technology website – then use Snip & Hide to select and blur out any areas that need to be concealed from view when screen sharing. Useful for forms, contact forms, contract documents, insurance policies, legal, medical, and financial documents and much more. Simply unblur on the original source by clicking the exit x.

Keep your professional reputation intact!

Got any silly holiday snaps, frivolous photos, distracting doodles, or incriminating evidence from an overly indulgent night on the town – all sitting proudly on your desktop screen? Sometimes you need to maintain a high level of professionalism and a particular online presence. Snip & Hide saves the moment by rapidly blurring out those random distractions as well as any untoward content that wouldn’t sit well with a wider live audience.

Share your screen safely with family or friends

Rest easy, knowing that your cherished confidantes won’t accidentally stumble upon any digital gems meant for your eyes only. With the power of Snip & Hide, embark on a screen sharing splurge with unwavering confidence, knowing that your dearest friends and beloved family members won’t stumble upon any outrageous screenshare secrets!

Just Snip & Hide and maintain full control over what goes out into the ether before any calls or meet ups begin – use Snip & Hide with any popular screen share app like Discord, Google Hangout, Skype, TeamViewer, Zoho Meeting, Zoom, and maintain a safe screen when using any other similar application.

Snip & Hide makes it so simple

• Before proceeding to share your screen live or receive an online call – launch Snip and Hide on your computer and select the areas on your screen or desktop that you want to hide and keep private.
• The selected areas are instantly blurred and cannot be read or viewed by anyone else online.
• Once you have finished sharing your screen – simply click the exit button and unblur to reinstate it.

In an era where cyber threats and data breaches are increasingly prevalent, Snip & Hide technology provides the perfect solution for enhancing business or personal privacy and security particularly when using a screen share app. By instantly blurring out sensitive information on screen, it adds that extra layer of protection and eases the anxiety of inadvertent disclosure.

Just as a magician never reveals their secrets, your screen need not reveal more than the carefully curated content you’re comfortable with sharing. In the realm of screen sharing, let Snip and Hide be your trusted guardian for complete peace of mind – For fast, easy, secure screen sharing, we’d love you to try Snip & Hide and find out for yourself! Head over to our Snip & Hide website for a free 7-day trial. If you’d like to capture a screenshot first, you can also find a free 7-day trial of our excellent screenshot software, Snip and Float.

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