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Re:Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid ... by politelemon on Friday August 14, 2020 @02:49AM (#24154578)
> iOS 14 already caught many apps (including Discord and Instagram) stealing our clipboard data and secretly accessing camera, mic and location.

Not really, this has just been a PR exercise that I'm watching with fascination - the real news is that they've shifted focus away from their own shortcomings. The real news here is that iOs14 allows unrestricted clipboard access. Think about that for a moment. Instead of actually fixing the issue, they choose to highlight it and call out apps for using the platform in a way they have allowed.

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Re:Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid ... by Razengan on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:35AM (#24154956)
Even if you gatekeep and hand-wave every positive thing they do as "PR" and "shifting focus away from their own shortcomings", it has benefited users.

> The real news here is that iOs14 allows unrestricted clipboard access.

Every OS does, no? Which steps has Android or Windows taken? (genuinely curious)

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