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Face Time Is Eavesdropping

         

travelin cat

1:54 pm on Jan 29, 2019 (gmt 0)

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A newly discovered privacy bug in Apple's FaceTime software allows users to hear and see the person they are calling, without the recipient even picking up the call.

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2:50 pm on Jan 29, 2019 (gmt 0)

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The Verge found a way to show video, too:
[theverge.com...]
(It's not a bad as it sounds, but it's pretty bad, still.)

Ars Technica is reporting this morning Apple has disabled Group FaceTime, which should disable the hack and a software patch will be issued next week.
[arstechnica.com...]

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3:22 pm on Jan 29, 2019 (gmt 0)

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Ouch! Especially for apple that has always prided itself on security and privacy.