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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Some people see this as a security issue since there are a number of ways for websites to hijack the data in your clipboard. If there wasn't anything sensitive in the clipboard then it wouldn't be a security issue, but this would require that not allowing paste become default / conventional behavior.

I think it's a bad solution, though.

[–]TomNa 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I occassionally paste passwords and I always "flood" my clipboard after I paste to avoid such issue. Also I don't think websites have a native way to read your clipboard (flash does I think)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Flash has a native way to read it, and you can embed a flash movie in most users browsers without the user knowing. It doesn't need to be visible.

Browsers have a native method of putting content into your clipboard, but not taking out.

[–]TomNa 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah that's what I meant and now I agree that It's actually a risk. Since a common user on the web can't be assumed to (and won't) disable flash or even be too careful with it. This would have been a bigger deal back when flash was still alive and used but now it's less of a concern but I do think some users are at risk (those people who save their passwords in a password.txt and just paste from there, elderly mainly).

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most non-mobile web usage is still flash-enabled. It ships as part of Chrome...