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Previous discussion of the issue: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23716451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23716451 Explanation from LinkedIn and the
by jmiserez 6y ago
Previous discussion of the issue: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23716451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23716451
Explanation from LinkedIn and the actual (open-sourced) code in question linked in the top comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23719995 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23719995
That explanation seems plausible to me, and would imply that there is no spying going on there.
- chiefalchemist 6y ago> "According to the complaint, LinkedIn has not only been spying on its users, it has been spying on their nearby computers and other devices, and it has been circumventing Apple’s Universal Clipboard timeout." That's the last paragraph, which probably should have been stated sooner. The timeout issue could be a mistake, but if not it seems to support the spying theory.
- kanox 6y agoDoes the lawsuit have any merit? I can't think of any laws that would ban applications from accessing information as provided by the operating system.