FACETIME FLAW: Houston lawyer's lawsuit alleges Apple glitch allowed private deposition to be recorded

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston lawyer is suing Apple over the FaceTime glitch that allows people to eavesdrop, even if you don't answer the phone.

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Attorney Larry Williams filed a civil lawsuit this week against Apple, alleging that the glitch allowed a private deposition with a client to be recorded.

Calling the bug a "defective product breach," Williams accuses Apple of failing "to provide sufficient warnings and instructions" to the general public, including his client.

Williams is suing for unspecified damages.
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The security glitch allows users to access someone's microphone and possibly, their front-facing camera during group FaceTime chats - even if the other person rejected the call.

Apple says it plans to release a fix for the problem in a software update later this week.
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