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Update your iOS devices now against the FaceTime eavesdropping bug

February 8, 2019

Last week a bug became such big news that it broke out of the technology press, and into the mainstream media – generating headlines around the globe.

The reason? A bizarre bug had been discovered in the way iPhones and iPads handled Group FaceTime calls meant that someone could potentially listen and even see you *before* you answered an incoming call.

As news of the flaw spread like wildfire on social media, Apple said it would fix the problem “later in the week” and made a change server-side that temporarily disabled all Group Facetime calls to prevent others from being at risk (much to the irritation of those hoping to prank their friends.)

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