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Re:Chrome allows websites to write to the clipboard without ... by HWR_14 on Sunday August 28, 2022 @02:59PM (#32630977)
Wait, how?
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Re:Chrome allows websites to write to the clipboard without ... by devmunchies on Sunday August 28, 2022 @05:59PM (#32632497)
Make a layer that isn’t visible with “opacity: 0” that sits in front of the visible text. A user copies the invisible text instead.

Or conversely, make the visible text “pointer-events: none” and it sits in front of the dangerous text.

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Re:Chrome allows websites to write to the clipboard without ... by HWR_14 on Monday August 29, 2022 @12:16AM (#32634750)
Both of those make sense.
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