Many apps are doing that (Tik Tok for sure is too), I have recently analysed a lot of apps on android. But it's nothing new really, just happened to become a "

Many apps are doing that (Tik Tok for sure is too), I have recently analysed a lot of apps on android. But it's nothing new really, just happened to become a "mainstream headline" now. Another thing that most people don't even realise, is that on android, every app can access the clipboard. Many apps do it continually, even in the background. I think I have some past comments here on HN explaining more about how I restrict this type of behaviour if you're interested.