tags 352480 wontfix thanks * William Ballard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Package: firefox > Version: 1.5.dfsg-4 > Severity: normal > > Firefox has a mode where it will sometimes do a google search on > whatever the contents of your clipboard is. I don't know the exact > mouse sequence (I think it's middle button), but I'm sure you know what > I'm talking about. > > More than once I've had some sensitive data (including passwords) in the > clipboard and had the my secret password posted to the internet! > > Since this feature is insecure could it be disabled by default?
This is not a security risk, you're still the one who pasted a password into Firefox. There's only so much a program can do to save the user from themselves. Won't fix. -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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