Cyber criminals can use apps to secretly turn on your iPhone's camera at any time: Here's how to protect yourself
Cyber criminals can use iPhone apps to secretly turn on your front or back camera at any time, a security expert has warned.
Google engineer Felix Krause was able to build an app that silently takes a picture of its user every second and then uploads them to the internet.
He said the issues is a 'privacy loophole that can be abused by iOS apps'.
The only safe way to protect yourself from the hack is using camera covers, which can be bought online, though a simple sticky note will suffice.
You can also revoke camera access for all apps and always use the built-in camera app to avoid being caught out.
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