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nitpicker

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2. Apple rushes to fix FaceTime bug that let users eavesdrop on others

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 03:59 AM

Jan 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/28/apple-facetime-bug-listen-calls-iphone-glitch-privacy

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Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian. The company told Reuters that it was aware of the problem and would release a software update “later this week”.
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Until Apple releases its software update, it appears that the best way for iPhone users to protect their privacy is to disable FaceTime in the phone’s settings.
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Apple FaceTime bug lets you hear audio -- and see video -- before the call is connected [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2019 OP

Not much to see inside my pocket. safeinOhio Jan 2019 #1

Everything's cool then, right? Waste of effort to fix it. ret5hd Jan 2019 #3

Apple rushes to fix FaceTime bug that let users eavesdrop on others nitpicker Jan 2019 #2

Hmmm... and drumph folks use an apple phone? blaze Jan 2019 #4

Do the Russians know about this?? Sancho Jan 2019 #5

Imagine if someone did this to Trumps phone. cstanleytech Jan 2019 #6