Joanna Stern warns how public screens get spied on

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There are no new alerts at this time Latest Stories FORSUBSCRIBERS How to protect your screens in a world where anyone can spy on you Visual hackers. Shoulder surfers. They’re out there and spying on your phones and laptops. The good news? Screen protection tech is improving. A man uses a smartphone while walking in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in May. Michael Nguyen / NurPhoto via Getty Images file ShareAdd NBC News to Google May 28, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT By Joanna Stern I’m typing
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