According to reports, a serious bug with Apple‘s FaceTime calling platform has surfaced. The bug allows you to call somebody via FaceTime and listen to their microphone or access their video camera even if they don’t pick up.
The privacy issue takes advantage of Group FaceTime that was introduced to Apple’s latest OS on all of its latest devices. Triggering the bug is as simple as calling someone then adding your own phone number. Once the active conference call is established the microphone of the person you are calling is immediately accessed. What is even more troubling is if the person you called hits the power or volume buttons to ignore the call, their camera will begin sharing video feed.
Apple is currently aware of the privacy issue and has "identified a fix that will be released in a software update later this week," according to a representative for the tech company. For those who want to be cautious, the best way to prevent this bug is to turn off FaceTime on your device in the settings menu.
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