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		heavyset_go on July 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard o... iOS isn't free from this kind of snooping[1][2]. [1] "How popular apps can read your phone's clipboard without permission": https://www.mysk.blog/2020/03/10/popular-iphone-and-ipad-app... [2] "Popular iPhone and iPad Apps Snooping on the Pasteboard": https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/03/30/popular-ap...

reificator on July 2, 2020 [–]

> iOS isn't free from this kind of snooping

They didn't say it was. They're saying they're looking forward to the next major release which alerts the user when this happens. That's why all these stories are coming out right after the release of the beta.

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