<ul><li>Apple is planning to implement a change in macOS 16 that will alert Mac users when an app reads the clipboard without direct interaction.</li><li>This change aims to enhance pasteboard privacy, similar to how iOS blocks apps from accessing clipboard data without permission.</li><li>Developers can use new NSPasteboard methods to examine clipboard data without triggering alerts, and apps may need user permission for clipboard access in certain situations.</li><li>Apple's upcoming feature will require apps to notify users when programmatically accessing the clipboard, allowing for improved data privacy on Mac devices.</li></ul>

Apple to Block Mac Apps From Secretly Accessing Your Clipboard

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