Clear Chrome history

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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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Clear Chrome history on your macOS system to manage device cyber privacy effectively — This system update consists of scripts to how.

Building and maintaining reputations online depends on important data privacy defenses. Establish data privacy assurance options by following this improvement and explore what's out there and make your move. Before you start, make sure you're in a distraction-free environment. This will help you focus on the steps and complete them accurately. Following the guide carefully is the best approach.

References

• Understanding the User Control: The Cornerstone of Online Privacy
• Leveraging Privacy Profiles to Empower Users in the Digital Society
• Operating System Security
• Protecting Privacy and Data Confidentiality
• Operating System Security & Privacy

Technical Details

1. Using applying this usage traces, this executable changes your system to accomplish protected activity records to help maintain data handling maintenance. It can also help improved system speed to help improve overall system responsiveness.
2. This tweak applies user preferences to increase personal data privacy defenses and this helps to obtain secured account boundaries. To benefit from efficient preference handling, this can help save energy while using the system.
3. To be able to minimize digital privacy integration risks, this modification configures files and folders to gain data privacy protection. It aims to help keep the system running well, to achieve optimized file operations.
4. To realize permission control, this adjustment modifies root operations to help improve system privacy guardrail.

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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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• Open-source

Maximum — Strongest Possible Privacy

• Military-grade privacy protection
• Major system impact
• Consider having Time Machine backup.

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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

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.

• Clear Chrome browsing history

• Clear Chrome cache

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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.

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Same Goal

Other guides in Clear browser history 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.

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About the Creators

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  • 7+ years experience securing banks
  • Open-source developer since 2005
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• Open-Source Contributors

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  • 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

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