Remove Google Software Update service
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- macOS onlyThis script improves your privacy on macOS
- Impact: MediumSystem Functionality Loss Risk: Moderate
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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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Remove Google Software Update service — to stop unauthorized data access and ensure system privacy enforcement on macOS.
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References
- Online privacy literacy and users' information privacy empowerment: the case of GDPR in Europe
- User Privacy: Protecting User Privacy and Personal Data in Operating Systems
- Operating System Security
- Default app settings can pose a risk to user privacy
- Protecting Privacy and Data Confidentiality
- Recommended Settings for Desktop/Laptop Devices
Technical Details
- To increase digital privacy control, this code manages update scheduling parameters to gain increased change control. It helps speed up everyday tasks, to obtain balanced resource allocation.
- This change implements user environment to reduce system privacy maintenance risks and this executable helps to reach protected user settings. This config can also help efficient preference handling to be able to make the system work better.
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googleUpdateFile=~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/ksinstall
if [ -f "$googleUpdateFile" ]; then
$googleUpdateFile --nuke
echo 'Uninstalled Google update'
else
echo 'Google update file does not exist'
fi
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