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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: MediumSystem Functionality Loss Risk: Moderate
    This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
    This action improves privacy with some impact when you run the recommended script.
  • Bash (Shell script)These changes use macOS system commands to update your settings.
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  • Fully reversible

    You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.

    The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

Overview​

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This guidance simplifies: disable Siri to limit third-party tracking for advanced secure data privacy control for macOS. Moving on, this webpage leads you toward the workflow to roll back the changes applied.

The foundation for ethical digital practices is strengthened by robust digital data privacy assurance. Want to optimize data handling control parameters? Now, begin here to proceed. Completing each step accurately is more important than finishing quickly. Double-check everything before moving forward.

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Technical Details​

  • To maximize system data privacy integration, this config applies Siri assistant settings to benefit from controlled responses. This configuration can also help make tasks take less time, to gain efficient responses.
  • The script here adjusts essential operating system preferences to accomplish protected system operations and it aims to help to be able to improve cyber data protection. It helps accelerate the system, to reach efficient operations.
  • This customization handles privileged execution to help strengthen personal data privacy security and this change can also help to realize permission control.
  • This change refines macOS preference controls to be able to minimize system data privacy enforcement risks while selective features. Alongside optimize software and hardware performance, it can also help to benefit from streamlined settings.
  • In the process of applying this system process controls, this executable changes your system to obtain controlled process isolation to help maintain stricter secure privacy enforcement. Via efficient service management, this can help optimize hardware utilization.
  • To enhance personal privacy integration, this code implements security protocols to achieve secured system boundaries. To gain reduced security impact, this would help fix delays in the system.

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Use with Caution

This script is only recommended if you understand its implications.

Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

This script can be fully reversed to restore changes if something goes wrong.

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  • Offline usage
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  • Open-source

High — Advanced Privacy​

  • For advanced privacy-conscious users
  • May affect some features

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Help

How to apply or restore "Disable Siri" 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:

    • 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 "Disable Siri" 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: Disable Siri
    2. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.

    Applying High 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​

  • 4 Privacy settings

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.

  • Disable "Ask Siri"​

    Ask Siri provides Siri fun ctionality. Ask Siri may collect and share data about your recordings. Ask Siri functionality can be disabled by set...

  • Disable Siri voice feedback​

    This script disables spoken responses from Siri while keeping text responses visible. When Siri responds to your queries, it typically provides...

  • Disable Siri system services​

    This script disables system Siri and its related services to prevent voice data collection and processing on your Mac. Disabling these services...

  • Disable "Do you want to enable Siri?" pop-up​

    This script disables... It prevents the "Enable Siri" pop-up from appearing the first time a user logs into macOS. Introduced in macOS version ...

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Wider Goal​

Guides below includes this guide to achieve a wider goal.See other more general settings that includes this one as one of its actions.
These plans combine multiple privacy settings, including this one, for stronger protection.
Siri is a virtual assistant that is part of macOS. It uses voice queries, gesture based control, focus-tracking and a natural-language user interface to ...

— Configure Siri

Same Goal​

Other guides in Configure Siri 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.
Remove Siri from user interface
Disable participation in Siri data collection

About the Creators​

These people have authored this documentation and written its scripts:

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    • Certified security professional
    • 7+ years experience securing banks
    • Open-source developer since 2005
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    • 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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