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Business Wars Daily

Apple Stumbles Over Eavesdropping Bug

Business Wars Daily

Audible

Business, Business News, News, Daily News

4.6717 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today is Monday, February 18, and we’re looking at Apple vs. Samsung.

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One, three. From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Monday, February 18th.

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It reads like something out of a spy novel, a phone that lets

1:12.8

people eavesdrop, a huge company behind the privacy invasion, and an enterprising teenager

1:19.2

who tracks down the clues to the mystery. Oh yeah, and the resourceful mom who helps that

1:24.8

teenager crack the case. That's pretty much the story of an Apple

1:28.8

FaceTime glitch that became public late last month. iPhone users discovered that you could call

1:34.4

someone on FaceTime and, with a few simple swipes, listen to them talking before they answered

1:40.8

the phone. And without their knowledge, you know, eavesdropping? Well, to make matters

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more nightmarish if someone called you on FaceTime and you turned down the volume or declined the call,

1:52.2

FaceTime would then not only share your audio with the caller, but show them video from your iPhone or

1:57.5

Mac camera as well, again, without you having any idea that anyone was watching you.

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