Apple Losing Face From Group FaceTime Bug
Group FaceTime was supposed to add an edge to the iPhone, however, a bug discovered by a US teenager is making Apple lose face, as well as, consumer confidence.
On January 28th, it became viral that FaceTime had a bug in its group call application. Having a bug that makes the app restart, or glitches appearing is bad enough for the integrity of a company like Apple, whose forte is supposed to be impeccable coding that runs their immaculate products. But a bug that lets users eavesdrop on other users, well, that’s really damaging to say the least.
The exploit in the FaceTime application literally enables a user to remotely open the mic, and sometimes even the front video camera of another Apple device with the app. Re-evaluating the idea of duct-taping the front camera yet? Check out this Youtube clip for a demo of super bug in action.
According to Forbes, Apple has publicly apologize for the “glitch”, as well as, giving the deserved kudos to Grant Thompson, the 14 year old teenager from Tucson, Arizona that came out to warn the company and the public about the potentially nasty privacy breach. Grant Thompson noticed the glitch when he was calling friends. Thompson, and his mother Michelle reported the bug to the company.
However, one Huston lawyer, Larry Williams II has filed a lawsuit against the company over the glitch. Other people have also sought legal action over the glitch with a Canadian law firm seeking a class action over the bug.
Apple’s glitch has been eloquently dubbed FacePalm by security researchers.
