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FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

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Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

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post #183

Apple has disabled group FaceTime on their end. https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

Oh damn, they can do it just like that?

I thought FaceTime was a P2P thing... but it appears group FT requires Apple's servers?

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#202

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need to integrate the famous iTunes into this thesis. (people have complained about it approximately since it was released)

>You need to integrate the famous iTunes into this thesis. Desktop iTunes is a dumpster fire, but their iOS software is what I was specifically referring to.

I actually liked some of the versions of iTunes for Windows back when I had to use it with an iPod Touch around 2008 to 2012 or so. For just playing music from my music library, the interface wasn't bad. You just had to turn off the option to automatically convert everything into Apple's format.

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#203
post #183

Apple has disabled group FaceTime on their end. https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

Oh damn, they can do it just like that? I thought FaceTime was a P2P thing... but it appears group FT requires Apple's servers?

It never was (or only was for a short period) thanks to patent trolls.

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#204
post #183

Apple has disabled group FaceTime on their end. https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

Oh damn, they can do it just like that? I thought FaceTime was a P2P thing... but it appears group FT requires Apple's servers?

IIRC, this was because of a lawsuit with VirnetX.

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#206
post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

is it not enough to disable FaceTime for the time being?

It probably is, but when you are freaked out you want certainty.

Better remove the battery too. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/nsa-remotely-turn-on-phones,new...

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#207
post #183

Apple has disabled group FaceTime on their end. https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

Oh damn, they can do it just like that? I thought FaceTime was a P2P thing... but it appears group FT requires Apple's servers?

Very few communication services are truly P2P; it's way more likely to have syncing issues and is virtually impossible without at least a handshake. Even Signal, which does have syncing issues due to being mostly P2P, requires a server for the initial handshake.

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#209
post #160

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That’s not his Apple email.

I know. I didnt want to post his supposedly actual public email for fear of being accused of doxxing him.

I doubt he has his public email hooked up to his iPhone's iMessage/FaceTime, anyways.

Re: FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up

#210
post #110

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This sound horrifying. If I use a hacked/modified FaceTime client, does this mean I'll be able to hear and see the other end before they pick up, even after the fix?

Facetime calls are end to end encrypted so I doubt a modified client would work.

How would E2E encryption stop a modified client? E2E protects against MITM. But we're not talking about MITM.
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