The Origin of Cut, Copy, and Paste

I’m always fascinated that someone designed just about everything you use, no matter how trivial it is. The keyboard you type on, the light switch you turn on, even the faucet handle. They don’t just spontaneously grow on trees, so …read more

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Share Your Clipboard Across Machines Using MQTT

Many of us regularly move from one computer to another for work, play, and hacking; every now and then finding yourself wishing you could copy something on one machine and paste on another without additional steps in between. [Ayan Pahwa] was well acquainted with this frustration, so he created AnywhereDoor, …read more

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Microsoft Sued for LinkedIn Clipboard Snooping Scare

LinkedIn got caught reading personal data from iPhone clipboards. Now a user is suing Microsoft’s social network.
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Smashing Security podcast #186: This one’s for all the Karens!

A high-rolling Hushpuppi gets extradited to the United States, Carole details her problems with clipboards and Disposophobia, and our guest becomes the subject of fake news during the Senegalese election.
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Smashing Security podcast #186: This one’s for all the Karens!

A high-rolling Hushpuppi gets extradited to the United States, Carole details her problems with clipboards and Disposophobia, and our guest becomes the subject of fake news during the Senegalese election.
All this and much much more is discussed in the… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #186: This one’s for all the Karens!

Hackaday Podcast 073: Betrayal By Clipboard, Scratching 4K, Flaming Solder Joints, and Electric Paper

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review a great week in the hacking world. There’s an incredible 4k projector build that started from a broken cellphone, a hand-cranked player (MIDI) piano, and a woeful story of clipboard vulnerabilities found in numerous browsers and browser-based apps. Plus you’ll love the …read more

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TikTok To Stop Clipboard Snooping After Apple Privacy Feature Exposes Behavior

App will stop reading users’ device cut-and-paste data after a new banner alert in an Apple update uncovered the activity. Continue reading TikTok To Stop Clipboard Snooping After Apple Privacy Feature Exposes Behavior

Copy and Paste Deemed Insecure

Back when Windows NT was king, Microsoft was able to claim that it met the strict “Orange Book” C2 security certification. The catch? Don’t install networking and remove the floppy drives.  Turns out most of the things you want to do with your computer are the very things that are …read more

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