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Re:With Firefox on X11, any page can pastejack you anytime (... by SubiculumCode on Saturday October 21, 2023 @11:12AM (#37967467)
The problem is the middle paste option in Firefox. To turn it off do as follow:

    open a new tab
    type: about:config
    Accept the prompt
    type middlemouse.paste
    change value “true” to “false” (double click or switch on the rightside)
    restart firefox
--does this solve it?
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Re:With Firefox on X11, any page can pastejack you anytime (... by layer8 on Saturday October 21, 2023 @12:19PM (#37968107)
Why do you bother writing this up without even testing it?
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Re:With Firefox on X11, any page can pastejack you anytime (... by SubiculumCode on Saturday October 21, 2023 @01:18PM (#37968702)
idk, maybe because I'm not on my linux server on the weekend at the river, and wanted to know. go have coffee or something, you're acting grumpy
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Re:With Firefox on X11, any page can pastejack you anytime (... by torgard on Saturday October 21, 2023 @12:41PM (#37968342)
No, that's only for pasting specifically.

It's copy that's an exploit vector.

To disable it, set clipboard.autocopy to false.

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Re:With Firefox on X11, any page can pastejack you anytime (... by naruhodo on Saturday October 21, 2023 @07:16PM (#37971361)
That doesn't do anything.
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