Since we're being pedantic… The point is the several hundreds of millions of existing Apple customers who own an iPhone 8 or newer are going to get Lockdown Mo

Since we're being pedantic… The point is the several hundreds of millions of existing Apple customers who own an iPhone 8 or newer are going to get Lockdown Mode in the next version of iOS for those "who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware" at no cost. While it's true that very few iPhone users should ever need to activate this feature for the described use case, Apple has already indicated there will be more features added in the future where this could change. There are likely additional use cases where an iPhone user may want to activate Lockdown Mode, such as traveling to an authoritarian country. This article makes the argument that Lockdown Mode could benefit iPhone users who never activate it. [1] [1]: "iPhone Lockdown Mode could benefit those of us who will never use it"—https://9to5mac.com/2022/07/07/iphone-lockdown-mode/ https://9to5mac.com/2022/07/07/iphone-lockdown-mode/