Category: clipboard

LinkedIn faces lawsuit over claims it ‘secretly’ read iPhone clipboard data

Post author By Randall
Post date July 11, 2020
Categories In clipboard, gear, Internet, ios, ios 14, Iphone, lawsuit, lawsuits, linkedin, Microsoft, Mobile, News, Privacy, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The clipboard detection in iOS 14 isn’t just prompting developers to rethink app privacy — it’s also putting these companies in legal trouble. Reuters reports that iPhone user Adam Bauer has sued LinkedIn over claims the job-focused social network “secretly” read iOS clipboard data often, including the Universal Clipboard that shares copied content with […]

Reddit and LinkedIn will fix clipboard snooping in their iOS apps

Post author By Randall
Post date July 4, 2020
Categories In clipboard, gear, Internet, ios, ios 14, Ipad, Iphone, linkedin, Microsoft, Mobile, News, Privacy, Reddit, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The clipboard privacy feature in iOS 14 is prompting more major developers to tone down their apps’ nosy behavior. To start, Reddit told The Verge in a statement that it would fix code in its iOS app that copies clipboard data with virtually every keystroke, as Urspace.io co-founder Don Morton discovered. There’s a “codepath” […]

Another 53 iOS apps besides TikTok are grabbing clipboard data

Post author By Randall
Post date June 28, 2020
Categories In apps, clipboard, gear, Internet, ios, ios 14, Ipad, Iphone, Mobile, News, Privacy, Security, Tech

[ad_1] Some app developers have vowed to alter their behavior. Alongside TikTok, 10% Happier and Hotel Tonight are cutting back their clipboard use. There are apps that make smart use of the clipboard, too. Pixelmator, for instance, only pulls data if there’s an image. It also won’t be surprising if there are more changes thanks […]