{"id":71027,"date":"2019-01-29T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=71027"},"modified":"2019-01-29T10:03:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:03:05","slug":"governor-cuomo-issues-consumer-alert-on-facetime-bug-that-reportedly-lets-people-spy-on-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2019\/01\/29\/governor-cuomo-issues-consumer-alert-on-facetime-bug-that-reportedly-lets-people-spy-on-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Cuomo issues consumer alert on FaceTime Bug that reportedly lets people spy on users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Governor Andrew M. Cuomo issued a consumer alert on Monday warning New Yorkers about\u00a0a\u00a0bug in the Apple FaceTime app that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/01\/29\/how-to-disable-facetime.html\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0allows\u00a0users to receive audio and video from the\u00a0device\u00a0of the person they are calling even before the person has accepted or rejected the call. The Governor advised FaceTime users to temporarily disable the app until Apple issues a fix.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The FaceTime bug is an egregious breach\u00a0of privacy\u00a0that puts New Yorkers at risk,&#8221;\u00a0Governor Cuomo said<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;In New York, we take consumer rights very seriously and I am deeply concerned by this\u00a0irresponsible bug that can be exploited for unscrupulous purposes. In light of this bug, I\u00a0advise\u00a0New Yorkers to\u00a0disable their FaceTime app until a fix is made available, and I urge Apple to release the fix without delay.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to media reports, the FaceTime bug exists on&nbsp;OS devices running iOS 12.1&nbsp;or later. Users can temporarily disable the FaceTime app until a fix is released. To disable the app, open settings, select FaceTime and then shift the button to the off position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Andrew M. 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