Did you know you your clipboard data privacy has been compromised – or was non-existent?

The knowledge that consumer phone clipboard data privacy has been compromised with apps copying and storing the data is troubling because:

• clipboards are often used to temporarily store sensitive information;

• there are no legal requirements for companies to disclose whether or not they are copying users’ clipboards; and

• even if there were federal guidelines regarding such use, many applications would not be subject to U.S. law because they originated abroad.    

Read about how clipboard data privacy concerns discovered with iOS safety feature.