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		thdrdt on July 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LinkedIn is copying the contents of my clipboard o... Well the moment you allow access because you think the app has good intentions it can misuse it later. Maybe the popup should not show when the user presses 'paste'. But I believe awareness is the first step.

chillfox on July 3, 2020 [–]

I meant the only time an app should be able to get anything out of the clipboard is when the user specifically uses the OS feature to paste the content. I don't think apps should ever be allowed to access the clipboard on their own.

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