Observed arrival · 2026-10-10
Gardlok, a Mac privacy shield that notices when you look away
A Mac app that blurs or locks your screens when you turn away, leave your desk, or someone looks over your shoulder.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Mac users working around other people
- Worth noticing
- The page gives an lsof command for checking connections and a codesign command for checking the camera entitlement.
Field notes
The page lays out separate responses for looking away, leaving the desk, and detecting another face, with a keyboard shortcut and menu-bar controls for managing the shield. It says camera frames last only a fraction of a second and that face prints, if the optional recognition feature is used, remain on the Mac; the supplied command examples offer a way to inspect the app’s network connections and camera entitlement.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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