From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from s2.cableone.net (s2.cableone.net [24.116.0.228]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7013B10BC1 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:44:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from AVERATECLAPTOP (unverified [24.117.154.11]) by s2.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service s2) with ESMTP id 26484071-1872270 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:44:25 -0700 Message-ID: <8802DB6F4ABB4864B3564E1B8FEEBACB@AVERATECLAPTOP> From: "Glenn Ervin" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20091020210034.GB32242@linux1> <20091020211928.GA16225@blackbird> Subject: Re: clipboard integration -- possible security implications Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:44:25 -0500 Organization: home MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-PCToolsMIME: Updated by PC Tools Mime Parser 1.0.0.4 X-Vpipe: Scanner said ok (av_avast) X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 1, First 106, in=13, out=0, spam=0 ip=24.117.154.11 X-Originating-IP: 24.117.154.11 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: Glenn Ervin , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:44:27 -0000 I have always heard that there is some windows spyware which can hack one's clipboard and highjack the data. For this possibility, I always, after copying my credit card number to be pasted in on a web page, I copy some other text to over-write the credit card number. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:19 PM Subject: Re: clipboard integration -- possible security implications Hi William, I can understand the security implications as you outline them. Personally, whatever I've needed to copy from a text console has been easy enough to handle via xclip. I certainly don't need to do this sort of thing every day. It almost seems to me to be more trouble than it's worth. Maybe someone with a more frequent need for this sort of integration could give us a different perspective? Best, Zack. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.13520 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.13520 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/