Lawsuit accuses Facebook and Instagram of spying on users via smartphone cameras

OSTN Staff

Facebook is being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users through the unauthorized use of a mobile camera on a handset. During July, there was talk that Instagram was accessing cameras on iPhone models even when the camera wasn’t actually being used. Facebook denied that it was using iPhone cameras to spy on Instagram users and instead it blamed a bug which it said it was fixing; the bug, according to Facebook, pushed out incorrect notifications saying that Instagram was accessing iPhone cameras.
Facebook, Instagram accused of spying on users through their smartphones’ cameras
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