Do not disturb for encoded information

A method comprising:

• detecting that encoded account information is generated for display on a screen of a mobile device;
• activating a Do Not Disturb setting of the mobile device based on detecting that the encoded account information is generated for display and a determination that the Do Not Disturb setting is off;
• detecting dismissal of the encoded account information from display;
• and
• deactivating the Do Not Disturb setting based on the dismissal of the encoded account information.

A system comprising:

• a display device;
• an application executing on a mobile device;
• and
• a privacy controller configured to control aspects of mobile application user privacy protection, the privacy controller implemented at least partially in computer hardware to:
• detect that encoded account information is generated by the application for display on the display device;
• activate a Do Not Disturb setting of the mobile device based on detecting that the encoded account information is generated for display, a determination that the Do Not Disturb setting is off, and detecting an approval in response to a prompt shown on the display device;
• detect dismissal of the encoded account information from display on the display device;
• and
• deactivate the Do Not Disturb setting based on the dismissal of the encoded account information.