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

Overview​

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This preference customization illustrates: clear Safari history to boost privacy for macOS.

The digital future must be built on the foundation of digital data privacy integration. Let's customize important privacy security parameters with settings this enhancement provides: begin applying through the instructions. Accuracy during each step prevents the need for reversals.

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Technical Details​

The config here refines record sanitization to achieve managed data lifecycle and this configuration helps to be able to maintain stricter important data privacy measures. This change can also help make processing faster leveraging reduced cache footprint.

The action here implements Safari privacy to reach Safari browser protection and this helps to reduce system privacy integration risks. This would help optimize your system as a means of optimizing page loading.

To maintain digital data protection, this config controls profile management to obtain secure preference management. To gain efficient profile management, it helps optimize hardware utilization.

Toward applying this essential system settings, this playbook handles your system to realize secured system settings to be able to enhance sensitive privacy guardrail. It can also help improve system efficiency, to benefit from optimized system resources.

This tweak adjusts macOS system-level configurations to help minimize cyber data protection risks and this can help to accomplish controlled defaults. Alongside make the system run smoother, this helps to reach enhanced response.

This script changes file system to be able to maintain stricter data privacy management toward data leakage prevention. It can also help streamlined access patterns to stop the system from slowing down.

To benefit from controlled ad targeting, this code orchestrates advertising settings to help reinforce privacy protection. On account of minimized background activity, it aims to help use memory more effectively.

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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 Safari 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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  • Includes safety checks
  • Shows the code
  • Free
  • Open-source
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  • Offline/Online usage
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How to apply "Clear Safari 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 Safari 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.

Explore This Guide​

  • 13 Privacy settings
  • 1 Main categories
    • These settings are organized into 1 main categories for easy navigation.
    • Main categories may contain subcategories, further organizing related functionality.
  • 1 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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Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.

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Same Goal​

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About the Creators​

These people have authored this documentation and written its scripts:

  • Avatar of undergroundwires. The creator of PrivacyLearn and privacy.sexy. Black and white portrait showing a person wearing a polka dot tie and suit jacket, reflecting the professional expertise behind the privacy protection tools.
    • Certified security professional
    • 7+ years experience securing banks
    • Open-source developer since 2005
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    • Hundreds across the globe
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    • Companies, military agencies
    • 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​

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.

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