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Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by faizshah »

sneak wrote: post #145
doctoboggan wrote: post #113

You have to imagine the Apple engineers who implemented this new clipboard notification knew this shitstorm was coming.

Now if only they would finally Sherlock Little Snitch for iOS; the amount of spyware embedded in almost every single app in the App Store is astounding. I make a point of knowing about this stuff and even I was flabbergasted the first few times I ran my iPhone via a proxy. Apple claims that you consented you this when you agreed to the App Store TOS.

Can you share how you did this? I would like to try it.

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by Nextgrid »

pezo1919 wrote: post #29

Meanwhile as an indie dev I can't sleep because of GDPR... Hah, my shoulder just started ticking. :>

GDPR is a joke. The spirit of the regulation is good, but nobody is interested in putting any effort into enforcing it.

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by koolba »

crazygringo wrote: post #159

I've used plenty of software before that offers to do something based on clipboard contents, often when there isn't even anywhere to paste. E.g. a phone dialer app that asks if you want to dial the number in the clipboard when you start it, an image editor that asks if I want to create a new image size the dimensions of the clipboard, a torrenting program that when I choose to import a torrent automatically grabs it…

> Because if we put down our pitchforks for a second, LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, which also owns a major browser and the world's most popular operating system. Microsoft sure as hell doesn't need to sniff your clipboard in LinkedIn, if it wanted to do something for nefarious purposes.

The original report is a combination of iOS and MacOS so Microsoft does not have any kernel level leverage.

I don’t doubt it’s not malicious. More likely a holdover from an older or related feature.

The real story here is how easy it’s been for apps to spy on your clipboard. Seeing it in something by a large company like Microsoft just adds to the sensationalism. The TikTok version of this story is the real deal.

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by decko »

crazygringo wrote: post #159

I've used plenty of software before that offers to do something based on clipboard contents, often when there isn't even anywhere to paste. E.g. a phone dialer app that asks if you want to dial the number in the clipboard when you start it, an image editor that asks if I want to create a new image size the dimensions of the clipboard, a torrenting program that when I choose to import a torrent automatically grabs it…

This is exactly it. I have seen app developers who were "caught" by this use the same explanation. There is a new API that can be used instead that does not trigger the notification (and does not disclose the clipboard content)

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by Craighead »

foxfired wrote: post #167

One little weird trick I found is to use the browser for websites. All the limitations I found on web pages that asks me to download the app are artificial. What is reddit doing that requires an app? What is facebook doing that requires an app? There is even less reasons now to use the YouTube app.

mbasic.facebook.com

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by stjohnswarts »

foxfired wrote: post #167

One little weird trick I found is to use the browser for websites. All the limitations I found on web pages that asks me to download the app are artificial. What is reddit doing that requires an app? What is facebook doing that requires an app? There is even less reasons now to use the YouTube app.

can't use reddit enhancement suite on mobile browser. however linkedin, amazon, twitter, etc all work well enough on mobile browser.

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by walterbell »

faizshah wrote: post #171
sneak wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now if only they would finally Sherlock Little Snitch for iOS; the amount of spyware embedded in almost every single app in the App Store is astounding. I make a point of knowing about this stuff and even I was flabbergasted the first few times I ran my iPhone via a proxy. Apple claims that you consented you this when you agreed to the App Store TOS.

Can you share how you did this? I would like to try it.

Charles Proxy on App Store.

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by livre »

Moto7451 wrote: post #157
_jal wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ugh, I won't use their phone app, they're way too slimy to live there. They conveniently forget your mail settings periodically, too, forcing you to opt-out of various garbage again, or to just trash all the mail. They're at least as scummy as FB, if not worse. My (related) new rule: if your site demands a phone number for an account, I will not create an account on your site.

I’m not a fan of giving phone numbers out either. When I have to I give one to sites I hold suspect I use a number from the safe fictitious range allowed for use on TV and in movies. It’s like example.org but for phone numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_(telephone_number)

Unfortunately many times that's not an option because they won't let you create or use the account until you verify the number (Google, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, most of the big social networks).

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by perl4ever »

blackrock wrote: post #161

Wasn’t the same thing reported just 2 days ago about TikTok? And people immediately jumped to the conclusion that TikTok is some evil company, controlled by the evil China government? But yet, here, people are giving the benefit of the doubt, that LinkedIn just made some boneheaded decision without thinking things through.

I am sure it is true that some people think TikTok is evil, and some people are hesitant to assume the worst about LinkedIn.

On a close reading, I don't think you have actually asserted that any person is biased or inconsistent...despite your tone that the climate is biased.

What are you really saying?

Re: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard on every keystroke

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Post by rxhernandez »

DyslexicAtheist wrote: post #119

LinkedIn has a history of acting like a cretin: multiple data breaches, dark patterns where they don't fix their buggy mobile site and just put up a disclaimer "problems with the mobile site - download our app" (just so that they can harvest a wider range of data). I managed many marketing campaigns on Linkedin over the years and spent thousands each month on the platform as a corporate user. If you think that paying…

I mean I've definitely been contacted by FAANG companies out of no where and got interviews through that.
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