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Sadly It doesn’t come as a complete surprise to me. About 2 years ago using Firefox Focus on iOS I came across an odd behavior - each time I launched the app it
by DemiGuru 5y ago
Sadly It doesn’t come as a complete surprise to me. About 2 years ago using Firefox Focus on iOS I came across an odd behavior - each time I launched the app it was accessing and reading the device’s clipboard.
I called it out to Mozilla both through the app review and Mozilla support. The only response I got was that it was a feature. That I misunderstood what they were attempting to do. They removed that “feature” in the following version.
- bink 5y agoJust a guess, but it could've been a way for them to determine if you were about to paste content into the address bar. I worked for a company that did something similar. It would compare the clipboard to the contents of the input field. If it was a URL and they matched it would assume you had pasted a URL and would take some extra actions based on that. It wasn't until the OS started alerting the user to this clipboard read that it started to look very suspicious.
- DemiGuru 5y agoI’ll grant you that it’s a possibility. But it’s unsettling when your clipboard has your recently used password.
- kymaz 5y ago> It wasn't until the OS started alerting the user to this clipboard read that it started to look very suspicious. Maybe sprinkle in a bit of users didn't consider it suspicious until it was reported that some apps were abusing the privilege.
- intelMgmntEnema 5y agoIn about:config, while it lasts -- if it's even available--, try flipping the bool for: dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled To false Edit: my mental molasses delayed my seeing that the feature was removed and that you've moved on. I'll leave the comment though.
- okdjnfweonfe 5y agoIf you had a URL in the clipboard, it would allow you to 1 press open the URL