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Some of these apps offer suggestions based on the content of the clipboard. How else can they do that without looking at the clipboard?
by Jyaif 6y ago
Some of these apps offer suggestions based on the content of the clipboard.
How else can they do that without looking at the clipboard?
- raxxorrax 6y agoI often offer "suggestion" on peoples faces. Some are not too happy about it. But seriously, I think this isn't as much a problem if the user is made aware of the fact, which I would dispute being the case. Clipboards might contain sensitive info, so that would disqualify any of those apps and consequently the phone in a corporate context and in a context of, frankly speaking, saner people.
- p49k 6y agoShould work like all other privacy settings. The first time the app tries to access the clipboard, the OS should prompt “Reddit is trying to access the clipboard [Allow / Deny]”. Then the preference is set and can be changed in settings.
- Topgamer7 6y agoThey have this for certain things. MyFitnessPal asks me incessantly to have access to my "step" permission. I vehemently agree we should have more access to fine-grain permissions. Although apps should be punished for nagging me to change my settings every time I open the app.
- livre 6y ago> Then the preference is set and can be changed in settings. The clipboard is one of those things where this behavior is unwanted. It's one of those where it is important to be asked every time.
- kanox 6y agoThis should definitely be addressed by the mobile OS but I'm not sure how many applications use this maliciously. Do we know of apps that send the clipboard to a remote server?