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Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by platinumrad on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @08:54PM (#23635637)
Android blocked background clipboard access in 2019.
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Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by nmstoker on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:10PM (#23635758)
Here's a source confirming that: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/03/14/android-q-will-kill...
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Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by zlsa on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @10:22PM (#23636234)
It's worth noting that (AFAIK) iOS has never allowed apps in the background to read the clipboard buffer: https://security.stackexchange.com/a/176375
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