“Bug”
Yeah,. Right.
Facebook, boiling the privacy of a billion frogs, one degree at a time.
Yeah,. Right.
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Bug in Facebook App Accesses the Camera in the Background
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The accessing of the camera is not a bug. That’s an intended feature by Facebook for tracking the hyper intelligent users who gave Facebook camera access.
The bug here is the glitch that allows users to figure out that their camera is in use.
The bug here is the glitch that allows users to figure out that their camera is in use.
Facebook's app is apparently able to access the camera when the user did not grant permission. That is a security failure. Yeah FB is taking advantage of it but the security failure lies with apple.
Kinda the sort of reason why I don’t have the Facebook app on my phone.
But I do have the Instagram app, as it’s the only way to have full functionality. Wonder what it’s doing..
But I do have the Instagram app, as it’s the only way to have full functionality. Wonder what it’s doing..
No reddit? Btw MR is infected with Astro Turfers, maybe not the best place to get all your info.
From Wikipedia: “Astroturfing is the practice of masking the sponsors of a message or organization … to make it appear as though it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants.”
In the context of these forums, they’re essentially implying that some posters here aren’t actually humans discussing with their own thoughts but rather sham accounts posting specifically on behalf of something greater than them (be it a company or cause).
Doesn't apply to anyone here because of course you have all deleted your FB account, right?
No, Apple "forbids" App developers to access camera/speaker/photo's without user consent, that is, if you set those permissions to deny acces, Facebook does, so Facebook is the crook.
Are you saying apps access permissions are enforced by the honour system? And you are ok with this?
The bug is that Facebook is letting you know it's always watching and listening.
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Actually, the simplest explanation is that Facebook is accessing the camera and microphone to watch what you're doing, but it accidentally showed the hidden video view it's using.
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Actually, the simplest explanation is that Facebook is accessing the camera and microphone to watch what you're doing, but it accidentally showed the hidden video view it's using.