Apple pushes fix for “FacePalm,” possibly its creepiest vulnerability ever

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinFeb 7, 2019, 3:53 pm705 pts
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple has patched one of its creepiest vulnerabilities ever—a flaw in its FaceTime messenger app that made it possible for people to eavesdrop on audio and video captured by iPhones and Macs. The bug in Group FaceTime, a feature that allows conference-call-style chats, made it trivial…

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