Systems and methods for providing a software application privacy screen

A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions that are operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:

• receive a request to open a file or content on a computing device;
• in response to the request, generate and display a window comprising the file or content in an associated application on an output display associated with the computing device;
• determine whether a privacy screen should be applied to the window;
• and
• apply the privacy screen in a visual layer over the window if the privacy screen should be applied, wherein the privacy screen is comprised of a plurality of privacy lines configured to allow a user of the computing device to view contents of the window and to prevent an unauthorized onlooker from viewing the contents of the window.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to run a module stored in memory, the module configured to:
• receive a request to open a file or content on a computing device;
• in response to the request, generate and display a window comprising the file or content in an associated application on an output display associated with the computing device;
• determine whether a privacy screen should be applied to the window;
• and
• apply the privacy screen in a visual layer over the window if the privacy screen should be applied, wherein the privacy screen is comprised of a plurality of privacy lines configured to allow a user of the computing device to view contents of the window and to prevent an unauthorized onlooker from viewing the contents of the window.