# Apple launches Lockdown Mode to block spyware attacks on at-risk users

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/apple-launches-lockdown-mode-to-block-spyware-attacks-on-at-risk-users/62841>\
**Category:** macOS In The News\
**Tags:** apple, via-bbc-news-tech\
**Created:** [6 July 2022 23:56 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/apple-launches-lockdown-mode-to-block-spyware-attacks-on-at-risk-users/62841 "2022-07-06T23:56:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [12 July 2022 00:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/apple-launches-lockdown-mode-to-block-spyware-attacks-on-at-risk-users/62841/4 "2022-07-12T00:01:33Z")

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I don’t see myself enabling it, but I may enable it on my mother’s iPhone, she tends to click on any link she receives 🙂.

When I want to not be disturbed I use the Focus setting.

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