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"The most acute issue with this vulnerability is Apple’s universal clipboard functionality, which means that anything I copy on my Mac or iPad can be read by my
by deepGem 6y ago
"The most acute issue with this vulnerability is Apple’s universal clipboard functionality, which means that anything I copy on my Mac or iPad can be read by my iPhone, and vice versa. So, if TikTok is active on your phone while you work, the app can basically read anything and everything you copy on another device: Passwords, work documents, sensitive emails, financial information. Anything."
Ok, with such a vulnerability, I wonder how Apple has let all these apps snoop on clipboard data for so long. They go after Hey like right away, and they have let such a gaping security hole slide through for such a long time.
- mindfulhack 6y agoApple are definitely doing some good things. In Catalina they revealed to me that Backup and sync from Google.app was spying on my Downloads folder on my Mac - something it has no business doing, and which I never intended to be happening on my computer. macOS now prompts for permission when an app tries to read a major directory area without you directing first asking it to. But Apple are a corporation. They only do enough privacy things to support their particular business model. That explains their baffling inconsistencies. Ultimately, Apple can't be trusted if you truly value your privacy. I'm planning a move to Linux, which is easier than ever to use these days. Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Ubuntu...it's lookin' good.