LinkedInĀ was foundĀ copyingĀ the contents of anĀ iOSĀ device'sĀ clipboard, a user ofĀ iOSĀ 14 Developer beta tweeted; theĀ user highlighted the seemingly privacy-invasive practice earlier this week.Ā The forthcomingĀ iOSĀ 14 notifiesĀ usersĀ when an app is pasting from theĀ clipboard.Ā LinkedIn's Engineering VP, Erran Berger, acknowledged the issue and said it doesn't store or transmit theĀ clipboardĀ contents. He said a fix will soon be released.
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TikTok wasĀ called out for similar behaviorĀ last week. The app similarly appeared to be repeatedly grabbingĀ clipboardĀ contents as a user typed, leading to concern that it was spying onĀ dataĀ from other apps. TikTok said the behavior was part of an āanti-spamā feature and that it would discontinue the practice.
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The behavior was discovered thanks to a new privacy feature inĀ iOSĀ 14, which is currently in a limited beta for developers. The operating system now notifiesĀ usersĀ when an app copies something from another app or device. This has led to people spotting questionable behavior from apps that appear to copyĀ clipboardĀ contents with every keystroke.
