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I suspect this is a direct response to the NSO Group related hacks.
by gonehome 4y ago
I suspect this is a direct response to the NSO Group related hacks.
- MBCook 4y agoI hadn’t thought of that but it’s an excellent observation and would make perfect sense. Outside of that it’s kind of left-field and out of character for them to give users a way to make things work worse.
- jsjohnst 4y agoConsidering NSO Group is specifically mentioned by name multiple times in Apple’s press release announcing Lockdown Mode, I’d say you’re right… > Lockdown Mode offers an extreme, optional level of security for the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from NSO Group and other private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.