Twitter user exposes Facebook bug that secretly turns on camera on iPhones


Facebook confirmed a bug in iOS 13.2.2 will inadvertently cause users' iPhone camera to run in the background. — AP

Is Facebook secretly watching while you going through the timeline on app? A Twitter user recently raised privacy concerns on how a bug he discovered allowed the camera on his phone to run in the background while scrolling through the News Feed on Facebook.

The user identified as Joshua Maddux shared an 18-second recording on Twitter to demonstrate how his phone back camera was automatically turned on to be functional while he was browsing Facebook.

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