John Ozbay, head of privacy tech company Cryptee, told Vice he thinks Apple’s upcoming Lockdown Mode will be highly susceptible to device fingerprinting. This core design flaw.
In context: Apple designed its upcoming Lockdown Mode feature to protect devices against spyware. However, the head of a privacy startup thinks websites can easily identify who is using Lockdown Mode, potentially exposing them despite the functionality’s purpose.
John Ozbay, head of privacy tech company Cryptee, told Vice he thinks Apple’s upcoming Lockdown Mode will be highly susceptible to device fingerprinting. This core design flaw could paint a target on users who engage the mode to avoid tracking methods like spyware.
Lockdown Mode, which will come with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura when they launch this fall, is Apple’s answer to spyware from developers like NSO Group and RCS Labs. The two organizations created spyware that governments have used to track diplomats, politicians, journalists, and activists.
