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Configure OS

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Works with any MacWorks with any Mac running macOS/OS X on Intel or Apple Silicon.
  • Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
  • macOS onlyThis script improves your privacy on macOS
  • Impact: MinimumSystem Functionality Loss Risk: Low
    This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
  • Bash (Shell script)These changes use macOS system commands to update your settings.
  • 17 scripts
  • 4 categories
  • Partially reversibleYou can not restore changes done by this script.

Overview​

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Configure OS — This input simplifies how. On this subject, to restore the original settings, follow the instructions on this system preference helps you to understand.

Self-governance in online spaces flows from personal data handling. Configure these important privacy options easily: check out the next steps to make progress. Accuracy is more important than speed when following steps.

References​

Technical Details​

  • To realize controlled marketing exposure, this code implements marketing controls to maximize online privacy safeguard. This can help reduced ad processing load to maintain better system performance.
  • This modification refines daemon property list files (plist) to help optimize secure privacy maintenance by user-centric process control. This script can also help improve computer speed, to accomplish balanced service load.
  • To benefit from minimized connection leakage, this instruction set applies network controls to be able to strengthen system data privacy enforcement. This helps stop the system from slowing down as result of optimizing network throughput.
  • The tweak here controls Siri voice assistant to obtain voice control and this action helps to maximize important data privacy. During use memory more effectively, it aims to help to reach quick activation.
  • In relation to applying this service management, this config refines your system to achieve secured service endpoints to be able to optimize important privacy integration. To gain balanced load distribution, it helps make processing faster.
  • This adjustment orchestrates tracking prevention to help reduce digital privacy guardrail risks and it can also help to accomplish filtered tracking attempts. Subsequent to efficient filtering, this would help simplify system operations.
  • To help enhance sensitive privacy management, this configuration applies privileged execution to benefit from managing sudo access.
  • The customization here changes user parameters to obtain isolated user profiles and this playbook can also help to reinforce cyber privacy enforcement. This helps accelerate the system, to reach reduced profile overhead.
  • To gain protected system operations, this executable manages system settings to be able to minimize online privacy management risks. It helps fix delays in the system for enhanced resource management.
  • To improve digital data handling, this config handles execution environment integrity to realize granular execution control. To achieve optimizing process resources, this action helps help apps respond more quickly.
  • This configuration adjusts macOS system preferences to help strengthen system data management with aid of preference control. This can help streamlined settings to be able to improve multitasking.
  • In conjunction with applying this files and folders, this adjustment configures your system to gain file leakage prevention to help increase information privacy control. Amid optimized file operations, this would help make the system run smoother.
  • This modification modifies protection mechanisms to be able to maintain personal privacy protection and it aims to help to realize secured system boundaries. Subsequent to use energy more wisely, it can also help to reach optimized security processes.

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Safe for General Use
This script has Normal protection level option. This is recommended for all users to improve without any noticeable impact on the system functionality.

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Normal — Functional Privacy​

  • Recommended for all
  • Safe for daily use
  • No impact on system stability

Read more about Normal and other protection levels

Help

How to apply or restore "Configure OS" using script​

  • ≈ 3 min to complete
  • Tools: Web Browser
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • ≈ 6 instructions
  1. 1

    Choose protection

    Choose one of the options with different impact levels:

    • Normal​

      Some safe scripts minimal system impact.

    • High​

      Some advanced scripts with high system impact.

    • Maximum​

      Some not recommended scripts with very high system impact.

    Learn more about protection levels

  2. 2

    Download

    Download the script file by clicking on the   Apply protection  button above.
    Use   Undo protection button above to restore changes.
  3. 3

    Keep the file

    If warned by your browser, keep the file.
  4. 4

    Open

    Open the downloaded file.
  5. 5

    Exit

    Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
  6. 6

    Restart

    Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.

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How to apply or restore "Configure OS" using privacy.sexy​

  • ≈ 3 min to complete
  • Tools: privacy.sexy
  • Difficulty: Simple
  • ≈ 4 instructions
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily with more advanced options.
  1. 1

    Open or download

    Open or download the desktop application
  2. 2

    Choose script

    1. Search for the category name: Configure OS
    2. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.

    Applying Normal to limit the impact.

  3. 3

    Run

    Click on ▶️ Run button at the bottom of the page.

    This button only appears on desktop version (recommended). On browser, use 💾 Save button.

Explore This Guide​

  • 17 Privacy settings
  • 2 Main categories
    • These settings are organized into 2 main categories for easy navigation.
    • Main categories may contain subcategories, further organizing related functionality.
  • 4 Total categories

Choose what to protect based on your needs:This script already includes these options.
You can review, apply or reverse each option individually.
Click any option to learn more about what it does.

  • Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.
  • Most users find the Normal protection above sufficient.

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Same Goal​

Other guides in macOS See settings that are in the same category as this guide.
Using other actions in the same category may help you achieve your goal better.
Privacy cleanup
Configure programs
Security improvements
Privacy over security

About the Creators​

These people have authored this documentation and written its scripts:

  • Avatar of undergroundwires. The creator of PrivacyLearn and privacy.sexy. Black and white portrait showing a person wearing a polka dot tie and suit jacket, reflecting the professional expertise behind the privacy protection tools.
    • Certified security professional
    • 7+ years experience securing banks
    • Open-source developer since 2005
    • EU advisor, Public Speaker, Moderator
    • Hundreds across the globe
    • Testers, reviewers, developers
    • Companies, military agencies
    • Community since 2017
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Reviewed By​

This guide has undergone comprehensive auditing and peer review:

  • Expert review by undergroundwires​

    • Verified technical accuracy and editorial standards
    • Assessed system impact and user privacy risks
    • Audited and verified using automated security tests

  • Public review by large community​

    • Privacy enthusiasts and professionals peer-reviewed
    • Millions of end-users tested across different environments
    • Audited and verified using third-party security software

History​

We continually monitor our guides, their impact and other potential privacy options. We update our guides when new information becomes available. On every update, we publicly store who made the change, what has been changed, why the change was made and when the change was made.

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