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Clipboard: Add option to block proxying of passwords #1894

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Clipboard: Add option to block proxying of passwords #1894

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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions src/service/components/clipboard.js
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Expand Up @@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ const Clipboard = GObject.registerClass({
if (mimetypes.includes('text/uri-list'))
return;

// Special case to avoid copying identifiable passwords,
// for privacy reasons.
// (See https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/issues/1893)
// TODO: Should there be a preference to re-enable password-sharing,
// for users who desire it?
if (mimetypes.includes('x-kde-passwordManagerHint'))
return;

const text = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
this._clipboard.request_text((clipboard, text) => resolve(text));
});
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