diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0f61e5086..5353b2a225 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   - Responses are now only attached if size is below ~0.15mb
   - Responses are attached to the `Hint` object, which can be read in `beforeSend`/`beforeSendTransaction` callbacks via `hint.response`.
   - For now, only the `dio` integration is supported.
-  
+- Enable privacy masking for screenshots by default ([#2728](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/pull/2728))
+
 ### Enhancements
 
 - Replay: improve Android native interop performance by using JNI ([#2670](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/pull/2670))
diff --git a/flutter/lib/src/native/sentry_native_channel.dart b/flutter/lib/src/native/sentry_native_channel.dart
index 313261e831..55b67e9ee1 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/src/native/sentry_native_channel.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/src/native/sentry_native_channel.dart
@@ -71,13 +71,11 @@ class SentryNativeChannel
         'sessionSampleRate': options.experimental.replay.sessionSampleRate,
         'onErrorSampleRate': options.experimental.replay.onErrorSampleRate,
         'tags': <String, dynamic>{
-          'maskAllText': options.experimental.privacyForReplay.maskAllText,
-          'maskAllImages': options.experimental.privacyForReplay.maskAllImages,
-          'maskAssetImages':
-              options.experimental.privacyForReplay.maskAssetImages,
-          if (options.experimental.privacyForReplay.userMaskingRules.isNotEmpty)
-            'maskingRules': options
-                .experimental.privacyForReplay.userMaskingRules
+          'maskAllText': options.experimental.privacy.maskAllText,
+          'maskAllImages': options.experimental.privacy.maskAllImages,
+          'maskAssetImages': options.experimental.privacy.maskAssetImages,
+          if (options.experimental.privacy.userMaskingRules.isNotEmpty)
+            'maskingRules': options.experimental.privacy.userMaskingRules
                 .map((rule) => '${rule.name}: ${rule.description}')
                 .toList(growable: false),
         },
diff --git a/flutter/lib/src/replay/replay_recorder.dart b/flutter/lib/src/replay/replay_recorder.dart
index bb136f41e5..26a7d9e1bd 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/src/replay/replay_recorder.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/src/replay/replay_recorder.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var _instanceCounter = 0;
 class ReplayScreenshotRecorder extends ScreenshotRecorder {
   ReplayScreenshotRecorder(super.config, super.options)
       : super(
-            privacyOptions: options.experimental.privacyForReplay,
+            privacyOptions: options.experimental.privacy,
             logName: 'ReplayRecorder #${++_instanceCounter}');
 
   @override
diff --git a/flutter/lib/src/screenshot/recorder.dart b/flutter/lib/src/screenshot/recorder.dart
index acd4f9ca49..6f22781a6a 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/src/screenshot/recorder.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/src/screenshot/recorder.dart
@@ -26,21 +26,17 @@ class ScreenshotRecorder {
   bool _warningLogged = false;
   late final SentryMaskingConfig? _maskingConfig;
 
-  // TODO: remove in the next major release, see recorder_test.dart.
-  @visibleForTesting
-  bool get hasWidgetFilter => _maskingConfig != null;
-
   ScreenshotRecorder(
     this.config,
     this.options, {
     SentryPrivacyOptions? privacyOptions,
     this.logName = 'ScreenshotRecorder',
   }) {
-    privacyOptions ??= options.experimental.privacyForScreenshots;
+    privacyOptions ??= options.experimental.privacy;
 
     final maskingConfig =
-        privacyOptions?.buildMaskingConfig(_log, options.platformChecker);
-    _maskingConfig = (maskingConfig?.length ?? 0) > 0 ? maskingConfig : null;
+        privacyOptions.buildMaskingConfig(_log, options.platformChecker);
+    _maskingConfig = maskingConfig.length > 0 ? maskingConfig : null;
   }
 
   void _log(SentryLevel level, String message,
diff --git a/flutter/lib/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart b/flutter/lib/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart
index 537ba45b4d..ed39b63143 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart
@@ -381,33 +381,8 @@ class _SentryFlutterExperimentalOptions {
   final replay = SentryReplayOptions();
 
   /// Privacy configuration for masking sensitive data in screenshots and Session Replay.
-  /// Screen content masking is:
-  /// - enabled by default for SessionReplay
-  /// - disabled by default for screenshots captured with events.
-  /// In order to mask screenshots captured with events, access or change
-  /// this property in your application: `options.experimental.privacy`.
-  /// Doing so will indicate that you want to configure privacy settings and
-  /// will enable screenshot masking alongside the default replay masking.
-  /// Note: this will change in a future SDK major release to enable screenshot
-  /// masking by default for all captures.
-  SentryPrivacyOptions get privacy {
-    // If the user explicitly sets the privacy setting, we use that.
-    // Otherwise, we use the default settings, which is no masking for screenshots
-    // and full masking for session replay.
-    // This property must only by accessed by user code otherwise it defeats the purpose.
-    _privacy ??= SentryPrivacyOptions();
-    return _privacy!;
-  }
-
-  /// TODO: remove when default masking value are synced with SS & SR in the next major release
-  SentryPrivacyOptions? _privacy;
-
-  @meta.internal
-  SentryPrivacyOptions? get privacyForScreenshots => _privacy;
-
-  @meta.internal
-  SentryPrivacyOptions get privacyForReplay =>
-      _privacy ?? SentryPrivacyOptions();
+  /// Screen content masking is enabled by default.
+  final privacy = SentryPrivacyOptions();
 }
 
 /// A callback which can be used to suppress capturing of screenshots.
diff --git a/flutter/test/screenshot/recorder_test.dart b/flutter/test/screenshot/recorder_test.dart
index f66333e5cb..8a8ae78bfa 100644
--- a/flutter/test/screenshot/recorder_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/screenshot/recorder_test.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart' as widgets;
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/replay/replay_recorder.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/screenshot/recorder.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/screenshot/recorder_config.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/screenshot/screenshot.dart';
@@ -114,31 +113,6 @@ void main() async {
     expect(await fixture.capture(), isNull);
   });
 
-  // TODO: remove in the next major release, see _SentryFlutterExperimentalOptions.
-  group('Widget filter is used based on config or application', () {
-    test('Uses widget filter by default for Replay', () {
-      final sut = ReplayScreenshotRecorder(
-        ScreenshotRecorderConfig(),
-        defaultTestOptions(),
-      );
-      expect(sut.hasWidgetFilter, isTrue);
-    });
-
-    test('Does not use widget filter by default for Screenshots', () {
-      final sut =
-          ScreenshotRecorder(ScreenshotRecorderConfig(), defaultTestOptions());
-      expect(sut.hasWidgetFilter, isFalse);
-    });
-
-    test(
-        'Uses widget filter for Screenshots when privacy configured explicitly',
-        () {
-      final sut = ScreenshotRecorder(ScreenshotRecorderConfig(),
-          defaultTestOptions()..experimental.privacy.maskAllText = false);
-      expect(sut.hasWidgetFilter, isTrue);
-    });
-  });
-
   group('$Screenshot', () {
     test('listEquals()', () {
       expect(