The most likely issue you’ll encounter is that it blocks almost all message attachment types, so if someone texts you an image, PDF, contact card, etc, it will completely block the attachment.
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cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Daily reminder to use Lockdown Mode, folks. Nothing of value is lost in activating and using it.
gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world 1 year ago
geosoco@kbin.social 1 year ago
holy shit. Somehow I didn't know about that. Thank you!
ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
This is a vulnerability, not an exploitation of a feature. Turning that off won’t save you here. No one that isn’t under heavy cyber attack needs Lockdown Mode.
Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Doesn’t the article contradict what you just said?
“We believe, and Apple’s Security Engineering and Architecture team has confirmed to us, that Lockdown Mode blocks this particular attack,” Citizen Lab said.
ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Edited. Still a sledgehammer approach imo.