Released: July 07, 2022

Apple unveils new security feature to block spyware

Source: Joseph Menn, Washington Post (Paid Registration)

Apple said that it will introduce an innovative security feature “Lockdown Mode” to give potential targets of government hacking an easy way to make their iPhones safer.

Once engaged, Lockdown Mode will block most types of attachments on messages and prevent the phone from previewing Web links, which are frequently used to transmit spyware. Locking a phone will disable wired connections to computers and accessories that are used to take control of devices that have been seized by police or stolen by spies.

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