The first link shows screenshot of a bug report filed on the 25th January the letter is also attached to the bug report. The screenshot shows that this was reported on Friday at least.
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Apple Was Apparently Notified About Major FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug Over a Week Ago [Updated]
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The first link shows screenshot of a bug report filed on the 25th January the letter is also attached to the bug report. The screenshot shows that this was reported on Friday at least.
But knowing about it and doing nothing until being called out is the real issue here. Think recent slow-down scandal that they finally fessed up to only after getting busted. There is a pattern of bad behavior here. Apple clearly thinks its user base is stupid and gullible.
Doesn't seem like we really know that that's what happened here. It's just one of the possibilities basically.
I’m not changing the subject. Plus I never claimed she didn’t file a bug report. My point was bugs happen and sometimes they’re major bugs. Heck I also brought up the Apple OTA bug that bricked people’s devices. IMO that bug was way worse than this. This one was obscure and required steps that nobody would take in the normal course of using their phone or using FaceTime.
It may not be a quick fix.
Apple should have immediately disabled group FaceTime and announced they were working on some issues.
Oh, right. They are counting on a majority of fans believing this. Save yourself and take the red pill.
And at the end of the day we still don’t have Apple’s response or know what was being done (or not) inside the company. People are just jumping to the conclusion nothing was being done.
Yeah, you're right. I'm sure they just decided to risk their reputation and millions in potential lawsuits (which I'm sure will be filed later today) for no reason whatsoever.
Maybe, just maybe Apple have asked her not to, as we all know Apple love a bit of secrecy. Just a thought.
It was to shut up the blind fans that would have said it was fake and asked for proof.
So I’ve found the reason you never pick up my phone calls. And I blame Apple for it
But you’d have to know about the bug and how to replicate it. Where is the evidence this bug was known to lots of people. How many knew about it prior to this woman contacting Apple?
It’s not that large... most crew of this ship is in retail and marketing and sales.
That’s no reason to publish step by step instructions. This bug is the worst bug in the history of bugs...oh and here’s the step by step instructions on how to reproduce it. I swear if MR provided instructions on how to brick your phone some people would be stupid enough to do it. Remember Tide Pods?
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I’m sure there will be a class action lawsuit filed by the end of the day.
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Sure but she hasn’t said that has she?
Just a thought/question about the response asking her to sign up as a dev. Is it required to sign up as a dev in order to fully participate in the bounty program? Is it possible they acknowledged the bug in her first contact, and responded requesting her to sign up as a dev to get paid out/participate in the bounty?
wow, give that 14 year old kid the full bug-bounty payout. $200,000 This should be the next part of this news story/ fiasco.
Of course, Apple probably won't because... well, they didn't listen 10 days ago and now they have a PR issue that will cost them millions.
Of course, Apple probably won't because... well, they didn't listen 10 days ago and now they have a PR issue that will cost them millions.
Lets put it this way.
We've now seen a screenshot of the bug report that was filed on Friday 25th January titled "Group FaceTime Evesdropping", so we can pretty much see that Apple was informed of this some time before Group FaceTime was taken offline. Keep in mind that she claims she had tried to contact them via various other channels prior to filling the bug report.
So did they take three days to acknowledge the radar or was it when the story started making negative headlines that spurred them into action?
Either way it seems, for the most part, her story checks out. Meanwhile she has been called all manner of derogatory nonsense by some of the cheerleaders on here.
Get your facts right!
- Not being able to type "I" 2017
- Degrading battery power on older phones to "avoid restarts" 2017 (Erm... what does this even mean?)
- Allowing root level access to Macs in an OS update. 2017
As for the other items
- The complete dumpster fire that is the Touch Bar MacBook Pro It's a few years since they released it
- Pre-bent iPads Overblown (Media hype showing iPads bend by other causes, MR was also in the game)
- Enabling people to hear and see people who said "no" Ok, I'll give you that one
etc.
I’ve made at least a hundred (not exaggerating) reports to Apple when sending a pdf straight from adobe to outlook and it crashes. I’ve sent it with the crash reports to Adobe and Apple and also included my email in the crash reports. Never got an answer from both nor a mail confirming they’re aware of the problem.
It’s an embarrassing joke from both companies.
I think a fix/update for this will come as early as today - not the end of the week. It's a massive privacy blunder now being picked up by every major news outlet in the world. I imagine a few people are down for some overtime.
