The upcoming iOS 14 has received new functionality responsible for the security of smartphones. It already works in the first beta version for developers, with its help it was possible to detect a hidden process launched by the TikTok service. About it informs The Telegraph.
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As soon as a third-party program tries to access the clipboard of a smartphone with iOS 14, the user will receive a notification. It turned out that TikTok constantly checks the contents of the buffer after several keystrokes, even when working in the background.
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It is noted that ByteDance, which owns TikTok, planned to disable this tracking function in 2019. A TikTok spokesman said they have already released an application update that disables snooping on these clipboards. The social networks specified that it was necessary to combat spam. The developers emphasized that checking the contents of the clipboard has never been used on Android.
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Okay so TikTok is grabbing the contents of my clipboard every 1-3 keystrokes. iOS 14 is snitching on it with the new paste notification pic.twitter.com/OSXP43t5SZ
— Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) June 24, 2020
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“After the beta release of iOS 14, June 22, users saw a notification while using some popular applications. This was caused by the TikTok function, designed to search for duplicate spam messages, ”the service representative explained.
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You can find out about other iOS 14 chips, which are responsible not only for the security of the smartphone, in this stuff.
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