There is a moment many people know all too well: you get up from your laptop in a coffee shop to grab your drink from the counter, and in those 30 seconds you are away, anyone can see what is on your screen. Work documents, private conversations, bank accounts. Avalw Shield solves exactly this problem, on Windows and Mac, without you pressing a single key.
The app uses your laptop's camera to know who is in front of the screen. When you get up, the screen locks automatically in less than 200 milliseconds. When you return, it recognizes you and unlocks only for you. No one else can unlock it.
The Shoulder Guard feature detects in real time if another person is looking at your screen - in a coffee shop, on a train, at the office. In less than 0.3 seconds, the screen blurs completely until you are alone again.
This is where Shield fundamentally differs from any other solution. Zero servers. Zero saved images. Zero bytes sent over the network. All processing happens exclusively on your device, using your computer's dedicated processor. Facial templates are stored with hardware encryption - Secure Enclave on Mac, TPM on Windows.
After activating the license, the app works completely offline. It requires no account, no registration, and no sign-in. You can verify it yourself: open Activity Monitor or Task Manager and you will see that Shield sends nothing out.
91% of shoulder surfing attempts succeed, according to studies cited by Avalw. One documented case describes 73,000 pounds stolen through a simple glance over someone's shoulder in a London pub. In another case, confidential corporate merger documents were photographed on a commercial flight. GDPR fines can reach 4% of a company's annual turnover.
These are not hypothetical scenarios. They happen every day in coffee shops, airports, open-plan offices, trains, and coworking spaces.
Attention Aware checks whether your eyes are open and attentive - it will not unlock the screen for a photograph or a video. Adaptive Learning learns how you look under different lighting conditions, with glasses, without glasses, with a beard or without. Recognition becomes more accurate with every use.
Auto-Screenshot on intrusion automatically captures evidence of unauthorized access attempts. Multi-monitor support protects all connected screens simultaneously. Face Enrollment without photos - Shield stores only mathematical matrices and cryptographic hashes, not your face image.
For freelancers who work from coffee shops. For lawyers, doctors, and accountants who have sensitive data on screen. For students in libraries and dormitories. For employees in open-plan offices. For anyone who travels with a laptop and works in public spaces.
Avalw Shield is available on the Apple App Store for Mac (macOS 12+, Intel and Apple Silicon) and on the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11. The price is $199 for a lifetime license, with no subscriptions or monthly fees. Each session includes a free 30-minute trial period.
For businesses, volume licenses offer discounts ranging from 5% (20-49 licenses) to 40% (500+ licenses), with MDM support and customized materials.
This is editorial content by the AVALW team. Avalw Shield is developed by Avalw. We wrote this article from our direct perspective on the product, while adhering to AVALW News editorial standards.
Link: https://shield.avalw.ai