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Everyone wants to make their computers and smartphones more secure. But a little known iPhone setting called Lockdown Mode is suddenly in the headlines. A Washington Post reporter recently used the feature, and court filings say it prevented the Federal Bureau of Investigation from extracting data from the device.
That raised a big question for many iPhone users: What exactly is Lockdown Mode, and should you be using it? Apple introduced Lockdown Mode as an extreme security setting designed to protect against highly sophisticated cyberattacks.Once enabled, the phone restarts, and several features are restricted.In short, your iPhone limits how it functions in order to reduce potential attack points.This is one of the biggest misconceptions. Face ID and fingerprints can unlock the screen. But turning off Lockdown Mode requires your passcode. Even if someone held your phone up to your face and unlocked it, they could not disable Lockdown Mode without entering your passcode.Lockdown Mode is designed for a very small group of users, including journalists, activists, and government officials who could be targeted by advanced spyware or forensic data extraction. When it is turned on, some apps and websites may not work as expected. Your phone stops being a convenient pocket computer and becomes a device running at its most restrictive security setting.Lockdown Mode is there if you truly need maximum protection. But for most of us, good security habits are more than enough.What The Tech Apps of the Day: Face Down and Boring Timer
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