Source: Daring Fireball
Apple’s claim that Lockdown Mode has never been breached reveals a harder truth: the feature’s real value lies not in unbreakable protection, but in its *signaling power*—it transforms security from a technical specification into a visible identity marker for journalists, activists, and high-profile targets, fundamentally shifting how power asymmetries between individuals and state-sponsored attackers are perceived and marketed. This pattern suggests we’re entering an era where personal security products succeed not by making you safer, but by making your choice to defend yourself publicly legible.