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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: 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.
  • 2 scripts
  • IrreversibleYou can restore parts of this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application.

Overview

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This system alteration shows the pathway to: clear Chrome history on macOS to secure your data for enhanced sensitive privacy protection.

Both you and your personal relationships are protected by online privacy security. Start enhanced through this setting for secure privacy options: feel free to browse the available choices. Avoid hurrying through the steps; precision matters.

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Technical Details

In the process of applying this elevated access, this script applies your system to achieve controlled elevation to enhance personal data privacy guardrail.

To reach isolated user profiles, this configuration controls user parameters to be able to reinforce data privacy defenses. To realize quick preference access, this adjustment can also help reduce the system's workload.

The tweak here manages file system access to gain file leakage prevention and this change helps to help optimize secure privacy enforcement. Leveraging reduced I/O overhead, this can help make the system more efficient.

This modification orchestrates activity history to be able to maximize sensitive data privacy enforcement and this would help to benefit from systematic data removal. It helps reduce system overhead alongside reduced cache footprint.

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Not Advised

This script should only be used by advanced users.

This script is not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality.

Consider creating a Time Machine backup before doing any changes.

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Help

How to apply "Clear Chrome history" using script

  • ≈ 3 min to complete
  • Tools: Web Browser
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • ≈ 5 instructions
  1. 1

    Download

    Download the script file by clicking on the   Apply protection  button above.
  2. 2

    Keep the file

    If warned by your browser, keep the file.
  3. 3

    Open

    Open the downloaded file.
  4. 4

    Exit

    Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
  5. 5

    Restart

    Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.

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How to apply "Clear Chrome history" 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: Clear Chrome history
    2. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  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.

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  • 2 Privacy settings

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You can review, apply or reverse each option individually.
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Using other actions in the same category may help you achieve your goal better.

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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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.