Hackers are using two-factor authentication to infect you

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PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston We’ve all seen those are-you-human tests that websites use to screen out data-scraping bots — e.g., click all the
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B. Livingston wrote:

The topic of passkeys is far beyond the scope of this column. For more information, see Susan Bradley’s February 20, 2025, article and my November 20, 2024, column.

These two links are both the same (Susan’s, not Brian’s).

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… but have now been fixed in the online newsletter to be different.

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The instructions from Perplexity did not match my version of Edge.  Version 135.0.3179.73 (Official build) (64-bit)

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This alternative answer from Perplexity seems better and works for me on that version of Edge:

How can I disable clipboard access in Microsoft Edge

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Egad!!

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To block Chrome from allowing websites to access your clipboard, Perplexity lists steps including turning off a specific permission under Privacy and Security –> Site Settings –> Additional Permissions –> Clipboard –> “Don’t allow sites to see text or images on your clipboard.”

I’m running Chrome Version 135.0.7049.115 (Official Build) (64-bit), “Chrome is up to date,” and this setting does not appear in that version.

Perplexity derived this recommendation from a one-year old YouTube video that I checked because I do not trust any AI recommendation without checking sources first, as, by definition, results are otherwise suspect.  (Research in AI is currently just a mindless web scraper, useful but requiring verification.)

Any other perspectives on this Chrome setting?

— AWRon

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Privacy and Security –> Site Settings –> Clipboard –> Block?

How To Deny Website Access to Clipboard on Browsers

I wish Brian Livingstone would validate Perplexity results before passing them on to thousands as suggested steps. The amount of outdated information in his columns is astounding.

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This worked for me:
chrome://settings/content/clipboard

 

 

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