Android Q will kill clipboard manager apps in the name of privacy

Post by skybrian » Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 7:48 PM UTC

deogeo wrote: post #27

skybrian wrote: post #23

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None of these links are about anything Google did. I understand how many of the things Facebook have done have harmed people, and how governments can harm people, but these things seem not to apply to Google? I'm not into guilt by association.

> these things seem not to apply to Google? So first show that Google spies, then show that spying is harmful, then show that Google's spying has done specific harms? You sure have high standards. Now could you explain how the risks and dangers of surveillance don't apply to the surveillance done by Google? Are they somehow immune to government warrants? Are you privy to all of their business decisions, to know that…

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 8:29 PM UTC

scarface74 wrote: post #31

jeroenhd wrote: post #6

I've never even thought about clipboard managers for Android. While I can see the lack of such tools might limit some users' productivity, I think the overal result of a change is still a positive one. I'd much rather see background clipboard access as a separate permission classified as "dangerous", but I doubt most people won't just click allow till the prompts stop happening. Maybe things would improve if aside fr…

It’s even simpler. By default, for instance, third party keyboards don’t have network access and you have to explicitly go through settings to give it access and then you get a big scary warning.

Post by Arnt » Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 9:07 PM UTC

jeswin wrote: post #5

Ultramanoid wrote: post #3

This is throwing the baby with the bathtub, completely ridiculous. They could remove internet permission from all applications except Google's own Chrome, with that reasoning. Instead of removing clipboard permissions from all applications, make it a clear option so that the user can give it when needed or only to a specific application, for instance the essential clipboard manager -- that Android incomprehensibly do…

I'd bet that less than 0.1% of users use a custom clipboard. Android's primary focus should be to make the OS secure for the nontechnical majority. These are people who don't understand permissions, and will click on app installer popups. IMHO this is a welcome move. An alternative would have been to deny all network access to clipboard apps - thereby ensuring that they are not able to steal any data.

Post by mayamatrix » Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 10:10 PM UTC

chopin wrote: post #28

Ultramanoid wrote: post #18

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Applications require permissions to run. Many require internet permission although it makes no sense. For instance all Google keyboards have internet permission. And most others. That something that can record and transmit every single thing one types has that permission, to me, seems insane and I certainly will use only keyboards that do not have such asinine requirement. Edit : https://fixitalready.eff.org/android/…

Amy keyboards you could recommend? Ideally available on f-droid.

Post by Ultramanoid » Sun, Mar 17, 2019, 2:56 AM UTC

chopin wrote: post #28

Ultramanoid wrote: post #18

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Applications require permissions to run. Many require internet permission although it makes no sense. For instance all Google keyboards have internet permission. And most others. That something that can record and transmit every single thing one types has that permission, to me, seems insane and I certainly will use only keyboards that do not have such asinine requirement. Edit : https://fixitalready.eff.org/android/…

Amy keyboards you could recommend? Ideally available on f-droid.