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Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by pwdisswordfish2 on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:25AM (#23637798)
"It seems like a ton of apps are abusing this feature:"

Honest question: Why do we need this feature?

As a user, I am happy to sacrafice whatever benefit it provides -- to end users -- to stop the abuse. Obviously the feature provides benefits to app developer personal data collectors.

OK by me to remove feature.

Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:48AM (#23637950)
I've never seen a "I will paste your clipboard for you" feature be used in any app, ever.
Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by ballenf on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:38AM (#23639961)
Discord and other apps will paste in one-time codes from the clipboard. Copy code from an authenticator app and switch back to the app. The code gets auto-pasted into the box.

It's pretty handy since paste itself is a somewhat cumbersome shortcut on many keyboardless devices.

Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by dmit on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:42AM (#23639087)
A dictionary app I use looks at the clipboard when opened and automatically displays a translation iff 1) the copied text is new compared to the previous time the app was used; and 2) the text is in the source language.

It's a pretty neat use of the feature, although I'd still gladly let go of it if it means that the other 20 apps I regularly use don't get to rummage through my clipboard for no good reason.

Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by eknkc on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:03AM (#23638052)
I like parcel tracking apps detecting a tracking number in clipboard
Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by fsflover on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:21AM (#23638181)
Is it also fine that tracking apps read all your passwords in the clipboard?
Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by simonklitj on Thursday June 25, 2020 @07:10AM (#23639257)
Agreed that this downside is not worth the convenience. But, I think iOS 14 provides a great solution to this problem; you can pattern match against the contents of the clipboard without reading the contents. Then you can always read it if it matches.
Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by altacc on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:49AM (#23640058)
One I use regularly is that Chrome on iOS does it when you open a new tab. It offers to search for the text in clipboard or go to the URL if it's URL format.
Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by benhurmarcel on Thursday June 25, 2020 @10:43AM (#23641302)
The Apollo for Reddit app checks if you have a Reddit URL in the clipboard and proposes to open it if so.