Apple to fix FaceTime bug that allows eavesdropping

[Alexander Troyansky]

Помнится мне тут кто-то с Восточного побережья утверждал, что с Яблоком такого случится не может просто принципиально и высмеивал всех, кто говорил, подслушка может быть активированна дистанционно:

Apple to fix FaceTime bug that allows eavesdropping

Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person’s microphone remotely.

With the bug, a FaceTime user calling another iPhone, iPad or Mac computer could hear audio — even if the receiver did not accept the call. The bug is triggered when callers add themselves to the same call to launch a group chat. That makes FaceTime think the receiver had accepted the chat.

The bug, demonstrated through videos online , comes as an embarrassment for a company that is trying to distinguish itself by stressing its commitment to users’ privacy...

[M. Ridcully]

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