Your clipboard exposed - Does MS not care?

Written by Carel Solomon

IE seems to have a "feature" that exposes the contents of your clipboard to the webservers you visit. Its not a bug, since IE actually has a switch where you can disable it - why it is enabled by default is just beyond me!

To disable this feature, you will need to go to:

Tools -> Internet Options -> Security tab -> Custom Level (for Internet zone) -> Scripting -> Allow paste operations via script -> set to disabled

The better alternative is to:

Never copy/paste sensitive information, and if you do, clear the clipboard by copying some dud text.
Even beter, use a browser that cares about security - Firefox. Look at the left hand side of this page for a link.

There is absolutely no reason for this "feature" to be enabled, let alone be enabled by default. It is not uncommon to find people copy/pasting passwords, especially the better, more obscure passwords that most people find impossible to retype, let alone memorise. Does Microsoft not take security serious? or is that actually a redundant question when you look at the numerous serious security holes and exploits going round?

Some more info freely provided by your browser: http://projectip.com

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