FaceTime bug lets iPhone users eavesdrop on persons they're calling

UPDATE: Apple has temporarily taken down FaceTime until it fixes the issue. You are no longer required to disable the feature from the Sett...

UPDATE: Apple has temporarily taken down FaceTime until it fixes the issue. You are no longer required to disable the feature from the Setting menu since FaceTime is now offline. An update that should address the privacy problem is scheduled for later this week.

It appears that Apple inadvertently introduced a FaceTime bug with the release of iOS 12.1 late last year. The issue was recently discovered and while it definitely poses a major privacy problem, Apple won't be able to fix it until later this week.

The bug allows iPhone and iPad users to eavesdrop on ...

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