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TheDongtoday at 7:31 PM1 replyview on HN

I continue to find Lockdown mode frustratingly insulting. Just give me the individual options (too) darnit.

Like "No facetime and message attachments from strangers, no link previews, no device connections", yes, please, I don't want dickpics from strangers.

"No javascript JIT or shared photo albums" no, I actually do want to be able to see friend's albums, and also want my battery to last longer due to optimizing JS.

How hard is it to keep the Lockdown Mode toggle, but also add "no link previews, no facetime calls from strangers, never join insecure wifi networks automatically" as separate option toggles I can turn on if I just want those?


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sdwrtoday at 8:11 PM

Lockdown mode could be life or death for some users. Adding toggles and partial states increases complexity and risk.

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