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Chrome bug allows websites to stealthily record audio and video

May 31, 2017

THERE’S A BUG in Google Chrome that reportedly allows websites to record audio and video without providing any visual indicators.

Ran Bar-Zik, a web developer at AOL, discovered the bug and was quick to sound the alarm bells. He claims that while the bug, which he discovered at work while dealing with a website that ran WebRTC code, requires user permission to access audio and video features, the flaw could allow websites to stealthily spy on users.

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