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Do you also apply this logic to all other forms of hardware and software? For example TVs that spy on what you're watching.
by wnevets 4y ago
Do you also apply this logic to all other forms of hardware and software? For example TVs that spy on what you're watching.
- unknownaccount 4y agoWhen I install any piece of software I assume it could do anything and everything on the system.
- madeofpalk 4y agoI don't think most people operate under this assumption, or do not reckon with this.
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- xg15 4y agoWe all do. A native app you install on a phone or desktop can do all sorts of things.
- PeterisP 4y agoA native app you install on a phone has a strictly limited sandbox and a permission model, and if it can silently read all clipboard without user interaction, that would be a bug that needs fixing.
- xg15 4y agoA native app on Android can install OS hooks for all sorts of things (such as, "you connected to a WIFI network", "you took a photo", etc) and thereby can silently react to events while it is not even running. This is intended and requires the appropriate permissions to be given. In the same way, I don't see the problem with an extension monitoring the clipboard as long as the user has to give explicit permission for it.