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Apple unveils ‘lockdown mode’ that blocks government spyware

By Christopher Hutton
Published July 6, 2022 7:26pm ET
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Apple unveils ‘lockdown mode’ that blocks government spyware
In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, file photo, a customer sets up his new iPhone 7 Plus, right, as he switches from the iPhone 6 at the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue during the release of the Apple iPhone 7 and the latest Apple Watches, in Chicago. | (Kiichiro Sato/AP)

Apple announced Monday that it is introducing a “Lockdown Mode” in its newest version of the iPhone operating system.

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