A web browser should *NEVER* be able to look inside your clipboard without an explicit user action (such as ctrl-v). Honestly, this should not be a controversial statement. Microsoft Edge is one of the browsers that ships this dangerous capability. Here is […] [Original post on mastodon.social] - ThreadSky

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torgo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy • 11 days ago

A web browser should *NEVER* be able to look inside your clipboard without an explicit user action (such as ctrl-v). Honestly, this should not be a controversial statement. Microsoft Edge is one of the browsers that ships this dangerous capability. Here is […] https://mastodon.social/@torgo/114154284213515337

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toadofsky.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@torgo I seem to remember Edge is based upon Chromium. Are other leading browsers safer?

torgo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@toadofsky I actually think Edge is pretty good in terms of "safety." But it needs to be configured - e.g. turning off AI features, enabling "Strict" tracking protection, blocking third party cookies... But at least it gives you easy access to these settings. Safari is also good and has […]

yatil.yatil.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@torgo So

on = the site requests, the browser asks if the site can have the content of the clipboard
off = the site requests, the browser denies the request

Isn’t the on behavior the same as with camera/microphone?

torgo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@yatil yes but it's much more obvious when a site is accessing your camera/microphone because you can see the camera light and OSs show an indication of when your microphone is being used. A site that has clipboard permission could be watching your clipboard at any time the document has focus […]

yatil.yatil.social.ap.brid.gy•11 days ago

@torgo Fair. Maybe for stuff like this a time limit should be added, like “ask again after 1h, 2h, 4h, a day, never”.

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