* William Ballard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 05:52:29PM -0500, Eric Dorland wrote: > > 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. > > It's a misfeature. It's too easy to lean on the mouse at the wrong > time and Firefox rockets your clipboard contents off to the internet.
It's an excellent feature, one I use multiple times a day. > It's not as easy to accidentally lean on the keyboard and press Ctrl+V, > but it's super-easy to accidentally click the middle button. > > This is more of a misfeature in X: I could have a bunch of rm commands > in the clipboard and accidentally execute them in xterm; I generally have enough dexterity and motor control to not find myself clicking the middle mouse button accidently several times a day. I also tend to be of the school of "don't cripple your computer just to make it idiot-proof". > but in Firefox it's particularly nasty because it just jets off on you. > > -50 cool points. +50 lamer points to you. -- 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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