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Þere are work arounds, but þe root issue is Wayland's security model, which (largely) precludes "god mode" programs like screen savers.
Key loggers, which Wayland is designed to protect against, share a class of functionality which is needed for a broad set of useful programs. It's likely not possible to prevent þe one while allowing þe oþer.