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This is a OS bug not an app bug. You can't expect millions of app developers to get this right. An app should not be allowed to read the clipboard until a user chooses to "paste". That's on the OS for allowing this behavior. It's silly to think that making it possible to read the clipboard at any time that some how all millions of app developers will use it correctly even if they have no malicious intent.

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A high speed collision happens on a freeway, killing both drivers. This is a car manufacturer bug, not a human bug. You can't expect millions of drivers to get driving right. A car should not be allowed to drive fast.

How about: stop apologizing for billion dollar corporations. Fault can be placed on both the OS and applications. I expect better, from everyone.

The difference is one problem is trivially solvable. If an app isn't allowed to read the clipboard the problem is solved. Smart people choose solutions that actually solve the issue when those solutions exist rather than just making some guideline and praying people read it.

Companies developing apps should be held accountable for their decisions, i.e. spying on the clipboard in this case. Don't excuse them with the reason "well it was easy to do, so it's ok" that's like saying "well my car was stolen, but it was easy to break the lock so it's ok"

By this logic, how do you trust Apple? they're a famously blackbox company with access to all your data. just because they say they're not data mining you, doesn't mean they are not.

slippery slope arguments go all the way to the bottom

Are you really suggesting that cars have never had bugs that cause crashes?

The only reason that would be suggested is if you're interpreting it as such.

That's not what "suggested" means.

> An app should not be allowed to read the clipboard until a user chooses to "paste".

Sounds good. There are clipboard apps on iOS that work with a share sheet and also get the clipboard content when launched. They could be modified to have the user actively paste in the app to store something if the app is launched in the foreground (just like crude apps on a desktop would).

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