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Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by nuker on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:51AM (#23640086)
> It seems like a ton of apps are abusing this feature

Can they, if Background Refresh is off for the app? I allow it only for Apple apps.

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Re:iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents ev... by scarlac on Thursday June 25, 2020 @07:21PM (#23646905)
Generally, no. But there are ways for an app to stay active in the background. Some are grounds for App Store suspension. Music playing apps may stay somewhat active in the background. However, I don't know if the clipboard API will still work when an app is in the background.
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