Apple apologizes for privacy-invading FaceTime bug, promises delayed software update

Apple has issued an apology for the recently-discovered bug that made it possible to eavesdrop on people via FaceTime. The company had promised that a software update would be delivered later this week, but the interim solution was to simply disable the group FaceTime feature server-side. Apple now says that the problem has been fully fixed, but a software update that re-enables the group function will not be issued until next week. See also: Massive FaceTime privacy bug lets people eavesdrop on audio and video calls before they've been answered -- and Apple doesn't have a fix yet How to… [Continue Reading]