Your gadget’s camera, screen, mic can be used to snoop on you

Early this month, some Apple FaceTime users discovered a bug in the group video calling feature. It gave callers access to the microphone and, in some cases, the front camera of the recipient’s iPhone, allowing them to listen and even see the latter for a brief period. To be sure, Apple disabled group calling in FaceTime and fixed it later with an update.

Similarly, this February, mobile security expert App Analyst discovered that iOS apps of some of the leading travel companies, such as Expedia, Hotels.com, Hollister and Air Canada, were secretly recording displays using a session-replay technology, which allows the app developer to capture every activity on the phone’s screen while the app was open.