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LinkedIn Sued for Reading Universal Clipboard Data
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Linked In are probably the most corrupt when it comes to privacy (next to Google). I remember it Linking me to my wife's Zumba instructor even though my wife didn't even have a Linked In account. It baffled me how they linked me to certain people as I'm really careful about my privacy. Needless to say I cancelled my Linked In account and never looked back.
Hopefully this means there will be discovery against LinkedIn and we (the public) will find out what’s really been going on behind this whole fiasco. LinkedIn claims it’s a bug but we all have a right to know the truth.
Tried that rotten platform before it got acquired by M$. It sucked then and probably even more afterwards.
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When your phone is near your other Apple devices (or at least on the same WiFi network) Apple has features like Hand-Off that lets your Apple devices pass information between them including clipboard contents. I saw a screen recording where the LinkedIn iPhone app pasted the clipboard of the user’s MacBook Pro even though they were not using LinkedIn on their MacBook Pro. So I assume that would apply to other iPads, iPhones, Macs, etc that the user is logged into on the same Apple account. Not sure about other users nearby — LinkedIn seems pretty advanced in their spying so I will not say they can’t do that. But at least how Hand-Off works, you need to be logged into the same iCloud account on the devices.
Worst platform. I hate how obnoxious everyone writes on there and the redic overuse of hashtags. My god
Ah that would explain why I got an invitation from my friend and from my daughter’s teachers. Lol I’m a housewife so I just threw up a fake business run by my cat as a CEO for laughs. We all got a laugh out of it and I took it all down and closed my account.
Btw Weather Underground / Wunderground app is doing it too. Goodbye.
If it's over HTTPS, you can still see it if you install your own root cert and mitm attack it, which is easy to do with widely available tools and doesn't even require jailbreaking. If not, there's fundamentally always some way to snoop it on a device you can do anything to. A common "security through obscurity" mechanism is for the app to use its own bundled certificate, which basically means you have to jailbreak the device to mess with it, but I doubt they even use that.
The lawsuit holds no water if they can't find anything, and if they can, LinkedIn is easily guilty.
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It sucks, but I've found it good just as a place to put my resume. Got me a job without even having to look for one. But you have to use a fake or separate email address since they spam.
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Really - Dunkin got in on this too? That's unfortunate.
Yep. Even if there’s a low chance this lawsuit goes anywhere, hopefully it creates enough pressure for companies to change their practices.
I'm usually against lawsuits, as most of the time they are just a lame attempt to extort money out of hard working people.
But this is different. Oh boy, this is different.
I hope every company that was caught stealing clipboard data from its users will get totally obliterated by a horde of thirsty lawyers.
But this is different. Oh boy, this is different.
I hope every company that was caught stealing clipboard data from its users will get totally obliterated by a horde of thirsty lawyers.
What about tiktok. I think it’s time to remove them
That's not the point, I'm saying we're getting flagged on our apps at work and we're literally doing nothing with the data. I'm not buying all these "everyone's spying on my clipboard" stuff when many of these apps are probably using it legitimately. We use the clip board a lot in our apps because our apps are document based apps and clip board usage is essential.
In previous version of iOS there's no way to let a user know the clipboard could be used, now there is a way and these devs haven't gotten a chance to update their plist usage descriptions and now everyone is dragging them through the mud when their uses may be legitimate.
Yup, Microsoft doesn't like Apple's walled garden, which just now got them caught red-handed btw LOL.
Doesn't look good considering a month ago Microsoft was all like this...
www.theverge.com
And keep in mind that Microsoft's app store (and phone) are a big fail.
Doesn't look good considering a month ago Microsoft was all like this...
Microsoft isn’t happy with Apple’s App Store bullying either
Microsoft’s chief legal officer calls out Apple’s walled garden approach
www.theverge.com
And keep in mind that Microsoft's app store (and phone) are a big fail.
When linkedin uses clipboards: linkedin is bad.
When tictok uses clipboards: China is bad.
Hmmmm...
When tictok uses clipboards: China is bad.
Hmmmm...
At least Dunkin says in their terms they will track you even when not using the app.
I’m sure the next step for like a Starbucks will be to update their terms and say use our app or not. If you want our rewards then accept it or not. How many companies will double down.
Same. Just learnt that LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft.
Two questions for you.
1.Why does the app request the clipboard contents without a user initiated request?
2.Does Apple require you submit the app source code such that they could review when nefarious code was inserted?
One thing that really concern me is when I use my password manager (LastPass) to log into a site on my iPhone. I copy the password from LastPass then paste it to what ever app I need to log into. Seems like any app that is reading my clipboard would then have access to that password. Scary.
B-b-but they used friendly, welcoming branding and illustrations that featured people of every ethnicity to show how diverse they are! When tech companies do that, it means they care about people!!!