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Re:If you paste your password on my bank's website they ask ... by news_user on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @05:32AM (#27745994)
Wouldn't copy-pasting be a better option considering that when you type a password it could be key-logged?
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Re:If you paste your password on my bank's website they ask ... by aritmo on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @05:49AM (#27746123)
When you copy-paste, you first 'copy' and the password is in the global clipboard. Some other app may be able to read the clipboard and get your password.
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Re:If you paste your password on my bank's website they ask ... by netizen-936824 on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @07:17AM (#27746826)
So the solution is to have them redo it after it was already on the global clipboard? Seems nonsensical
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