• I Cast Fist
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    3410 days ago

    logging your keystrokes is quintessential for every online service you interact with

    No, it is not. Services expect the “complete” payload, whether a prompt, a text message, or whatever, it doesn’t matter if you typed it, if you copy-pasted it or something else. None of them need to analyze stuff you’ve typed, deleted and never sent.

    • @lapping6596
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      59 days ago

      Generally yes, but there is one use case where every key stroke is often recorded and analyzed, a search bar. If it’s trying to fill out suggestions as you type, every keystroke is recorded as you go.

      • I Cast Fist
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        59 days ago

        They don’t need to read the keystrokes, they need to read what’s in the input box. In programming terms, you’re evaluating the field in real time, you’re not waiting for the “send request”, nor are you keylogging, otherwise the existence of the field would be irrelevant.