A major bug has just been unearthed with the FaceTime app, which runs under Apple’s iOS operating system, according to mashable.com and other websites.
Imagine: someone who calls another via this videoconferencing app can see and hear what’s going on at the videoconferencing app before they answer!
This considerable security breach means that you can immerse yourself in other people’s lives without knowing it, listen to the doors. Goodbye respect for privacy!
As the 9to5Mac reports, the bug can be exploited thanks to a simple manipulation.
First, just make a video call in FaceTime with your iPhone. Then, to raise the options panel, then add yourself to the conversation, what you can do from the FaceTime group calls, details the site igen.fr. You are then ready to listen to what is happening to the recipient even before he answers.
Apple reacted quickly this afternoon by mentioning having identified this security flaw and that it will be corrected in a future update, later this week.
In the meantime, a holster to hide your camera could be a useful accessory to preserve your privacy.