Reddit says it’s releasing a fix for a piece of code that copied contents from users’ clipboards. Users in a beta version of iOS 14, which sends an alert when an app tries to copy clipboard information, reported receiving the alerts with each keystroke in Reddit’s iOS app.
It would fix code in its iOS app that copies clipboard data with virtually every keystroke, as Urspace.io co-founder Don Morton discovered. There’s a “codepath” in the post composing tool that checks for web links in the clipboard and suggests titles based on that link, Reddit said. It stressed that it “do[es] not store or send” clipboard data, and expected the fix to arrive on July 14th.
While this clipboard snooping from Reddit appears to be non-malicious, like you’ve seen with numerous other apps, It still suggests that iOS 14’s clipboard alerts are useful. At the least, it could reassure users by prompting developers to only gather clipboard info when necessary. It might also provide a security benefit by reducing the opportunities for intruders to grab sensitive information, especially from apps that share the clipboard with your nearby Apple devices.
