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In November 2019, some social media users reported their cameras were being opened in the background while they scrolled on the mobile Facebook application. One Twitter user, for instance, posted a video that supposedly showed the security/privacy issue: Another person on Twitter also found that his phone's rear camera (the selfie lens) was opened when he browsed on the mobile app: Several tech websites have since picked up on these tweets and have published reports on these privacy concerns. Here's a run-down of the issue from CNET: Guy Rosen, the vice president of integrity at Facebook, confirmed on Nov. 12, 2019, that there was indeed a bug on some versions of the Facebook iOS app that was causing the camera to inadvertently open. Rosen said Facebook found no evidence that any videos or photographs were uploaded due to this bug and said the company had submitted a fix to the app store:
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