Clear application privacy permissions
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for macOS.
These changes use Mac system commands to update your settings.
This category provides scripts to reset privacy permissions for a variety of applications on your device, helping you to re-establish control over your personal data. Each script targets a specific permission type – such as camera, microphone, contacts, or accessibility services – enabling you to revoke permissions that have previously been granted to applications.
By resetting these permissions, you not only enhance your privacy but also improve your device's security. After running these scripts, applications will require your explicit permission again to access these services or information. This means the next time an app attempts to use a service like your camera or access your contacts, you'll be prompted to grant or deny permission. It's a proactive step to ensure that your sensitive information or system services are accessed only with your current and informed consent.
Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:
- 🔴 Some not recommended scripts. They should only be used by advanced users. They may break important functionality.
- 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
Implementation Details
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Language: bash
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Scripts Count: 24 scripts
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Required Privileges: Administrative (sudo) access
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Compatibility: macOS only
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Reversibility: All changes can be reverted
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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.
privacy.sexy instructions
- Open or download the desktop application
- Search for the category name:
Clear application privacy permissions. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:
Strict
Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.
All
Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state. The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
If something goes wrong, use the Revert script provided above.
Strict
This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.
This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
Download Strict scripts:
Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
All
This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.
This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
Download all scripts:
Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
Explore further
This category includes total of 24 scripts but no subcategories.
Explore its 24 scripts:
Clear "All" permissions
This script resets all permissions for applications. It revokes all previously granted permissions, enhancing privacy and security by ensuring no application has unauthorized access to system services or user data.
Clear "Camera" permissions
This script resets permissions for camera access. It ensures no application can access the system camera without explicit user permission, protecting against unauthorized surveillance and data breaches.
Clear "Microphone" permissions
This script resets permissions for microphone access. It revokes all granted access to the microphone, protecting against eavesdropping and unauthorized audio recording by applications.
Clear "Accessibility" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessibility features. It revokes application access to accessibility services, preventing misuse and ensuring these features are used only with user consent.
Clear "Screen Capture" permissions
This script resets permissions for screen capture. It ensures applications cannot capture screen content without user authorization, protecting sensitive information displayed on the screen.
Clear "Reminders" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing reminders information managed by the Reminders app. It ensures applications cannot access or modify reminders data without explicit user permission, maintaining the privacy of personal reminders.
Clear "Photos" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing the pictures managed by the Photos app. It revokes all permissions granted to applications, safeguarding personal photos and media from unauthorized access.
Clear "Calendar" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing the calendar information managed by the Calendar app. It ensures that applications cannot access calendar data without user consent, protecting personal and sensitive calendar information.
Clear "Full Disk Access" permissions
This script resets permissions for full disk access. Full disk access allows the application access to all protected files, including system administration files. It revokes broad file access from applications, significantly reducing the risk of data exposure and enhancing overall system security.
Clear "Contacts" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing contacts. The contact information managed by the Contacts app. It ensures that applications cannot access the user's contact list without explicit permission, maintaining the confidentiality of personal contacts.
Clear "Desktop Folder" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing the Desktop folder. It revokes application access to files on the desktop, protecting personal and work-related documents from unauthorized access.
Clear "Documents Folder" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing the Documents folder. It prevents applications from accessing files in this folder without user consent, safeguarding important and private documents.
Clear "Downloads Folder" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing the Downloads folder. It ensures that applications cannot access downloaded files without user authorization, protecting downloaded content from misuse.
Clear "Apple Events" permissions
This script resets permissions for Apple Events. It revokes permissions for applications to send restricted Apple Events to other processes, enhancing privacy and security.
Clear "File Provider Presence" permissions
This script resets permissions for File Provider Presence. It revokes the ability of File Provider applications to know when the user is accessing their managed files, enhancing user privacy.
Clear "Listen Events" permissions
This script resets "ListenEvent" permissions. It revokes application access to listen to system events, preventing unauthorized monitoring of user interactions with the system.
Clear "Media Library" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing the Media Library. It ensures that applications cannot access Apple Music, music and video activity, and the media library without user consent.
Clear "Post Event" permissions
This script resets permissions for sending "PostEvent". It prevents applications from using CoreGraphics APIs to send system events, safeguarding against potential misuse.
Clear "Speech Recognition" permissions
This script resets permissions for using Speech Recognition. It revokes application access to the speech recognition facility and sending speech data to Apple, protecting user privacy.
Clear "App Modification" permissions
This script resets permissions for modifying other apps. It prevents applications from updating or deleting other apps, maintaining system integrity and user control.
Clear "Application Data" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing application data. It revokes application access to specific application data, enhancing privacy and data security.
Clear "Network Volumes" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing files on network volumes. It ensures applications cannot access network files without user authorization.
Clear "Removable Volumes" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing files on removable volumes. It protects data on external drives from unauthorized application access.
Clear "System Administration Files" permissions
This script resets permissions for accessing system administration files. It enhances system security by restricting application access to critical system files.
Explore Categories
This action belongs to Privacy cleanup category. This category configures macOS using 85 scripts. These scripts are organized in 12 categories. The category includes 6 subscripts and 6 subcategories that include more scripts and categories. Read more on category page ▶
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