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Re:User tracking inspection result for about.gitlab.com by googillionaire on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @08:45AM (#26955120)
There are other ways that could happen, too, for example a chat window or a search bar.

Change your password asap.

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Re:User tracking inspection result for about.gitlab.com by gspr on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @08:49AM (#26955152)
And if you're running X: any window can just decide that it wants your keystrokes anyway.
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Re:User tracking inspection result for about.gitlab.com by cyberlab on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @08:58AM (#26955247)
Yes that's what I forgot to mention. Windows can steal focus and you could accidentally spill secrets into them
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Re:User tracking inspection result for about.gitlab.com by gspr on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @09:15AM (#26955398)
With X they don't even need to steal focus. They can just copy all the keystrokes. Wayland fixes this.
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