TikTok to stop snooping on users' clipboards after iPhone update shows app constantly reads copied text

TikTok has said it will stop reading the contents of users' clipboards after a new iPhone update revealed that it was still doing so.

The popular video-sharing app had told the Telegraph in March that it would end the practice within a few weeks, along with several other apps that had been caught silently accessing the clipboard whenever they were open on screen.

But a new software update by Apple shows that TikTok is still snooping – as well as numerous other apps including AccuWeather, Overstock, AliExpress, Call of Duty Mobile, Patreon and Google News.

The revelation sparked anger and confusion among iPhone users and software developers, who described the clipboard-reading as "creepy", "mildly terrifying" and "extremely shady"....