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Privacy, security, and the future of screen protection

Deep dives into how Avalw Shield works, why screen privacy matters, and real stories from the field.

Product & Technology

Shield
explained
Product

Avalw Shield, explained

How Away Lock and Shoulder Guard protect your screen, why zero images are saved, and how to verify it.

8 min read
Security
architecture
Security

The security architecture behind Avalw Shield

Zero servers, zero images, zero network access. Privacy at the hardware level.

12 min read
Cloud vs
On-Device
Security

Cloud vs On-Device Security: Why Your Privacy Software Should Work Offline

Understanding cloud-based vs on-device processing for privacy software. Why offline matters for camera and screen security.

8 min read
How it
works
Technical

How Avalw Shield works: from camera frame to screen lock in 200ms

Face detection, attention analysis, presence tracking, and the Shoulder Guard algorithm.

11 min read
Shoulder
surfing
Feature

Shoulder Surfing Guard: the technology that protects your screen

Multi-face detection, instant blur in under 0.3 seconds, automatic deblur.

7 min read
Security
screenshots
Feature

Automatic security capture: documenting unauthorized access

How Shield captures evidence of intrusion attempts. Triggers, encrypted storage, privacy.

6 min read
Multi-layer
protection
Security

Multi-layer protection: the complete security architecture

5 protection levels from auto-lock to encryption. How each layer covers different scenarios.

10 min read
Privacy vs
surveillance
Privacy

Privacy vs surveillance: Shield protects without spying

How Shield is fundamentally different from employee monitoring software. No data, no uploads, no spying.

5 min read
Face enrollment
no photos
Security

How face enrollment works: no photos stored, ever

Mathematical matrices, cryptographic hashes, hardware-protected storage. Your face is never saved as an image.

5 min read
Shield
learns
Product

The more you use Shield, the better it gets

Different lighting, glasses, angles, hairstyles. Shield learns from daily use and recognition improves over time.

4 min read
Shoulder Guard
settings
Feature

Shoulder Guard sensitivity: from 1 to 5 viewers

Set how many people can view your screen before blur triggers. Use Away Lock and Shoulder Guard independently.

4 min read
Download
safety
Safety

Only download Shield from official sources

Shield uses your camera. Why you should never download it from unofficial websites.

4 min read

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