LinkedIn Sued For Spying on Clipboard Data After iOS 14 Exposes Its App

LinkedIn Sued For Spying on Clipboard Data After iOS 14 Exposes Its App

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https://wccftech.com/linkedin-sued-for-spying-on-clipboard-data-after-ios-14-exposes-its-app/

LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, has been sued for secretly snooping on user’s clipboard data, including the clipboard information that is synced between Apple devices. LinkedIn app was caught accessing clipboard data without any user permission thanks to a new iOS 14 feature which notifies the user when an app accesses any content that is copied or pasted from another app.

The lawsuit has been filed in a federal court in San Francisco by a New York resident, Adam Bauer. The lawsuit attempts to be classified as a class action lawsuit based on the violation of laws in California. The complaint notes that LinkedIn has been secretly snooping on user data not only from iPhones, but also other user devices such as iPad and Macs.