Apple disabled its Group FaceTime feature in iPhones after multiple reports that users could initiate a FaceTime call and begin listening in on a recipient’s audio without them picking up the call or knowing they were being monitored.

Apple disables Group FaceTime after reports of eavesdropping security flaw

Discussion Questions:

1. How was this security flaw discovered? What is Apple doing to fix the issue?
2. How can security flaws like this be avoided by companies like Apple? What steps can be taken to ensure this doesn’t happen again?

Source: Hamza Shaban, The Washington Post, “Apple disables Group FaceTime after reports of eavesdropping security flaw”, www.washingtonpost.com, January 29, 2019.