PSA: iPhone Users Should Disable FaceTime Immediately

You do relize that it requires a complicated process for this to work, and when it happens you actually see who is calling you when it is happening....this does not require a "OH MY GOD EVERYBODY IS SPYING ON ME" article.

There is no need to go to such lengths to listen to a few seconds of pocket-dialing...people are giving away their data for free, so who in their right mind would try it this way.

Also apple already switched off the feature...so no ned to "TURN OFF FACETIME IMMEDIATELY"

another reason to stay far away from Apple products.

Eh. Aren't we all being listened to by all of our devices at this point?

Best just to not say out loud what you don't want others to hear.

have had disabled since forever anyway, hell i have camera block one of those rubber covers laptop makers use to cover screws on the frame.

Paranoia, much?

Well apple does work with shadow government. Some random listening to your conversations is a small picture, need to see the bigger one.

Anyways believe what makes you happy :)

I wonder how many people got caught cheating because of this "bug".

so when is this game coming out then?

Are you going update this to note there's no leak since they shut off the feature, or just let this sit (which is an overreaction anyway)?

It's a bad bug, but even if it was still possible you would know if someone is calling you.

Funny when Apple is saying they will "disable" the bug when it's most likely them that's doing it. Apple, Google, Facebook and a few other tech/social media companies are responsible for a lot of crap lately, I don't trust any of them anymore.

Nice scare article. The issue is a big deal, but Apple has already disabled group FaceTime to negate the issue. So if you're disabling just to prevent this issue, don't bother. You're already taken care of. But that doesn't drive clicks.

Or, how about you not answer EVERY CALL you get, unless it's from someone you know. Unless you're in my address book, don't bother calling or face timing me.

Just to make it easy:

Settings --> Facetime (Flip the top switch to the left to disable)

AND you could also consider leaving it disabled. No one else wants to hear your annoyingly loud conversation, let alone see who you're talking to. We really, truly don't care about your kids, your date, nor your "problem."

I spend so much time disabling all of the digital assistants, microphones and cameras on all devices in my house. Even the damn tv remote listens to you. Vizio got caught grabbing peoples' data from the tv's because it was enabled by default, buried deep in menus.

These sneaky ass companies. I can't stand it.

Too many microphones everywhere, really. It's getting kind of silly how much we're willing to have cameras and microphones and all that around us all the time.

Should just delete Facetime. All it is is a phone call that makes your chin look abnormally large.

Damn! That's scary.... Well at least apple will fix the bug, and can resume being the only ones with rights to access your microphone at anytime.. carry on everyone!