ClipE96: A Radical Open Protocol to Secure the Clipboard Against AI Data Leaks and Exabyte Waste
The humble clipboard, long a blind spot in enterprise security, now enables rampant data exfiltration as 77% of workers paste sensitive info into AI tools, evading all defenses. ClipE96 proposes a lightweight 'egg' reference system that turns copy into an intent declaration with policies, enabling contextual pastes and slashing 4 exabytes of daily duplication. This JavaScript-based, browser-native solution delivers Zero Trust at the paste boundary, open-sourced for immediate adoption.