Recently, several Facebook users noticed the app is opening thecamera while they"re scrolling through their feeds. Many of themtook to platforms like Twitter and Reddit to report theirfindings.
A common description of the problem seems to be that the app opensup the camera mode while users watch videos or are looking at thenewsfeed. Some experience the issue when they switch to fullscreenmode, which seems to call the camera view on the screen for a briefmoment.
Thanks for pointing that out. Can also confirm on my phone. Seemslike a bug but equally, I’ve seen the ads sometimes be tailored tothings I’ve said rather than having searched for / looked at. Ifcamera and mic are live that would explain that.
I noticed mine doing it too.... I turned off access to the camerabut I may have to delete the app. This is creepy
我注意到我手机上也是这样...我关了访问摄像头的权限,但可能还是得删掉它。这真的太恐怖了。
Maddux进一步提醒道,说不定前置摄像头也被悄悄启动了。
It"s how @facebook accesses your camera and microphone... This isproof that they are accessing your back camera. They may also beaccessing the front camera. If they process that through a facialrecognition they could see your actual reaction to posts.
I was going to try this for myself but then I remembered that Idon’t use the app anymore.
我刚想自己测一下,又想起来我早都不用这个app了。
不过有工程师成功复现并证实了这个漏洞。
Jerry Gamblin, principal security engineer at Kenna Security, wasable to replicate the bug and told CNN "there is no indication thatthe data actually is transmitted to Facebook."