Clear browser history
- Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
- macOS onlyThis script improves your privacy on macOS
- Impact: HighSystem Functionality Loss Risk: High
This action improves privacy with high impact when you run the recommended script. - Bash (Shell script)These changes use macOS system commands to update your settings.
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- 4 categories
- IrreversibleYou can restore parts of this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application.
Overview
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To protect your sensitive data using important data privacy security, this script code helps you decipher: clear browser history macOS.
Personal narratives remain controlled through privacy security. Instantly set up digital privacy management preferences - check out the suggestions for your next move enhanced through this manual. Trust the guide and follow it exactly as written. Every instruction is there to make the process easier.
References
- Change Data Privacy Settings in Every App: Essential Action for User Safety
- Browse privately in Safari on Mac
- Change General settings in Safari on Mac
- Change settings in Safari on Mac
- Online privacy literacy and users' information privacy empowerment: the case of GDPR in Europe
- Leveraging Privacy Profiles to Empower Users in the Digital Society
Technical Details
To reach privacy settings modifications, this config controls JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) files to reduce data privacy management risks. Toward reduced overhead to the privacy-invasive configurations, it aims to help optimize hardware usage.
The modification here refines file system to benefit from less document tracking and this instruction set helps to maximize cyber privacy enforcement. This would help improved disk performance to be able to reduce unnecessary system tasks.
This code applies essential system preferences to help optimize sensitive privacy management with secured system resources. For reduce the system's workload, this can help to gain balanced configurations.
This customization implements privileged execution to help strengthen online privacy on account of secure privileges.
The executable here manages macOS system preferences to accomplish secure configuration and it helps to be able to reinforce personal privacy defenses. This helps decrease energy and performance consumption, to obtain efficient operation.
This action refines user preferences to enhance data privacy maintenance and it aims to help to realize controlled user data access. This executable can also help help the system work smarter in relation to quick preference access.
To benefit from Safari tracking prevention, this playbook handles Safari privacy to help increase system data privacy assurance. For the purpose of boost system performance, this config helps to gain streamlined browsing.
To be able to maintain personal data privacy measures, this customization orchestrates promotional content settings to reach protected user preferences. This would help improve system efficiency, to achieve streamlined resource usage.
Amid applying this record sanitization, this tweak changes your system to accomplish protected activity records to minimize personal data integration risks. This helps maintain better system performance thanks to reduced storage overhead.
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This script is not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality.
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Help
How to apply "Clear browser history" using script
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 5 instructions
- 1
Download
Download the script file by clicking on the button above. - 2
Keep the file
If warned by your browser, keep the file. - 3
Open
Open the downloaded file. - 4
Exit
Once it's done, press any key to exit the window. - 5
Restart
Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
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How to apply "Clear browser history" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: privacy.sexy
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 4 instructions
- 2
Choose script
- Search for the category name: Clear browser history
- Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- 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
- 24 Privacy settings
- 3 Main categories
- These settings are organized into 3 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.
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About the Creators
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undergroundwires- Certified security professional
- 7+ years experience securing banks
- Open-source developer since 2005
- EU advisor, Public Speaker, Moderator
- Open-Source Contributors
- Hundreds across the globe
- Testers, reviewers, developers
- Companies, military agencies
- Community since 2017
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
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- Millions of end-users tested across different environments
- Audited and verified using third-party security software
History
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