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- The iOS 14 beta release already caught TikTok and other apps spying on the contents of the iPhone clipboard.
- iOS 14 will show a notification each time apps access the items that you copy and paste on the phone.
- TikTok confirmed that the clipboard feature will be removed, but explained it used it to prevent spammy behavior.
Like previous releases, iOS 14 comes with various privacy and security features meant to better guard users against hackers. The App Store will now tell you what sort of data an app collects from you before you decide to install it and explain the privacy practices. iOS 14 will also let you approximate your location with apps, and share only a certain number of photos when prompted to. An indicator will show up when an app is using your microphone or camera, reminding you that a third-party has request access to those features. But there’s also a convenient feature in iOS 14 that will warn you when apps access data from the clipboard. And it turns out that popular social app TikTok was doing precisely that before iOS 14 caught it. The app now said it will remove the feature in a future update.
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iOS 14 caught TikTok and other apps spying on your clipboard originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 at 07:31:42 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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