That nasty FaceTime bug is now a thing of the past. You can now download and update your iPhone and iPad to re-enable Group FaceTime again. iOS 12.1.4 is a bug fix release and doesn’t contain any new feature other than this one. Shortly after people found out that you could eavesdrop on somebody’s microphone […]
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FaceTime bug teenager is eligible for bug bounty payout
The rather serious FaceTime bug widely reported about last week left Apple a little red-faced and one 14-year-old (and his mother) hoping Apple would give him some credit for discovering it. Now it looks like he’s going to get a big payout from Apple…
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An Arizona high school freshman who was just trying to squad up ended up at the forefront of a big FaceTime bug issue. The teen realized he could listen in on his buddies even if they weren’t officially in the call with him. Read more…More about App…
View More Teen trying to play Fortnite discovered major Apple bug over 10 days agoLawyer sues Apple over FaceTime bug, says it allowed spying on private deposition
That was fast.
A few days after the discovery of a particularly nasty bug in Apple’s FaceTime video chat app — one that allowed for a user to listen and even see the person on the other end of the line before they’ve answered the call — Apple is already getting slammed by lawsuits.
Houston attorney Larry D. Williams II filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming the bug allowed for someone to eavesdrop on a private deposition he had with a client, Courthouse News reported Tuesday.
According to the lawsuit, Williams did not mis-use the iPhone in any way, and yet the FaceTime bug “allowed for the recording of a private deposition.” Read more…
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