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---
title: The internet on Lockdown mode
date: 2024-02-28
draft: false
---
# What is lockdown mode?
[Lockdown mode][1] is
an optional, extreme protection mode that was introduced by Apple in
iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma.
When Lockdown mode is enabled, your device won’t function like it typically does.
To reduce the attack surface that potentially could be exploited by highly
targeted mercenary spyware, certain apps, websites,
and features are strictly limited for security and some experiences might
not be available at all.
# What does that mean?
As per the article, When Lockdown mode is enabled,
some apps and features will function differently, including:
Web browsing - Certain complex web technologies are blocked,
which might cause some websites to load more slowly or not operate correctly.
In addition, web fonts might not be displayed,
and images might be replaced with a missing image icon.
# Should you enable it?
Most probably, you don't need to enable it, but if you are someone (like me),
who generally hates web tracking, has concerns about privacy, and uses browsers
like Firefox (with [enhanced tracking protection][2] and [container tabs][4]
or [Firefox Klar/Focus][3]), you might be interested in giving it a try.
You're probably familiar with an internet that looks dysfunctional anyway.
**And that's actually the point of this post.**
The 2024 internet has mostly become just a marketing and tracking vehicle at best,
and except for a handful of websites (usually programming-related,
like StackOverflow or GitHub), the rest of the internet looks weird, and using
the Lockdown mode, made it clearer.
It's pretty scary while using Lockdown mode to see how many attack vectors are there.
Technologies like web fonts, tracking scripts loaded from remote sources,
and link previews mostly don't work under Lockdown mode; therefore, you see
a version of the internet that wasn't built to be accessible or usable.
# What can you do?
If you are a developer, or managing developers, maybe you have the power to push
back against unnecessary tracking, the overuse of web fonts and glyph icons, or
at least, maybe you can push to have your website functioning under Lockdown mode,
and screen readers.
It's quite sad to see the internet like this.
<img src="images/example_1.jpeg" alt="Example image" style="width: 60%; margin: auto; display: block"/>
<img src="images/example_2.jpeg" alt="Example image" style="width: 60%; margin: auto; display: block"/>
[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120
[2]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
[3]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-focus-ios
[4]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers
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