Nice idea; however I'd be very surprised if there isn't already an implementation of this idea? It's kinda a streamlined Evernote (the way I use it) using the clipboard.
Klipper (KDE's clipboard for ctrl+C content) has a useful "make barcode" feature that allows you to highlight any text, which then is copied automatically to the clipboard, and turn it in to a QR code (I've got it on alt-V). Then the barcode reader on my phone can read the code and show the text; then I can copy-paste it on the phone. Clunky but working and using tools I've already got, no web involved (but the barcode app writer could be stealing the clips just as easily as the app writer in the OP).
I recently hacked a similar plugin for Cinnamon it could both read and write text via QR code to and from the clipboard. Sin e most desktops/laptops have webcams it works really well.
How secure is the information that I cut and paste? There's a brief mention of SSL on the website, but that doesn't clarify much.
Can the app author read my clippings? Is my data stored on any servers? If so, for how long? How securely is it deleted? Is it stored encrypted? Who has the encryption keys? Who can retrieve or see my data?
The information is transmitted over SSL. It is not stored on the back-end at all, only relayed via the backend & there is no way for the author to view the text.
Thanks for clarifying, and good luck with the app. Data transfer between phones and computers is frustratingly painful right now, so anything that can bridge the gap is welcome.
Was looking for something similar, couldn't find a thing that worked well, so I had to build it myself.
Too bad I don't have enough time to polish it, but it still works well for me.
Thanks, I was looking for something like this. Alt-C only supports android and windows, and will never support my desktop systems(GNU/Linux and OpenBSD). Thanks :)
EDIT: If it's open source, though, where is the code?
End-to-end encryption means it's encrypted between the endpoints - any intermediate servers just see ciphertext and never have access to the key to decrypt it. SSL just encrypts the link to Google's servers - it should be basically irrelevant since the data should already be encrypted and digitally signed.
While this is useful, it adds to the number of ways your data can leak, as to copy between devices that may be in the same room, your data will be crossing borders and potentially being exposed unencrypted on some server somewhere in another country.
I would be very reticent about pushing any remotely sensitive data over a channel like this.
I just assumed this would be a web project. Open a web page on two devices and just copy/paste data. I wondered if it would use webrtc for direct, private communication.
