Security improvements
- Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
- macOS onlyThis script improves your privacy on macOS
- Impact: MinimumSystem Functionality Loss Risk: Low
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script. - Bash (Shell script)These changes use macOS system commands to update your settings.
- 18 scripts
- 6 categories
- Fully reversible
You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.
The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
Overview
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This cheat sheet demystifies: security improvements to reduce digital surveillance via sensitive data management on macOS. As a side note, steps to revert adjustments made are included in this plan.
Computational justice begins with enforcing important data privacy enforcement. Start by following optimization for important data privacy security preferences: find the next step that makes sense to you. Read the instructions carefully before starting each step. Rushing might lead to unnecessary mistakes.
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Technical Details
- This customization implements ad delivery settings to maintain stricter system data privacy safeguard during filtered advertisement content. It can also help optimized content delivery to make the system more stable.
- With help of applying this system process controls, this script changes your system to obtain restricted daemon operation to be able to maintain important data management. To benefit from improved runtime efficiency, this tweak can also help optimize software and hardware performance.
- The code here applies network transmission controls to achieve secure protocol management and this helps to help strengthen system data privacy integration. With aid of enhanced bandwidth usage, this can help manage system resources better.
- To be able to enhance online privacy assurance, this instruction set configures user account policies to accomplish controlled access. It helps optimize hardware utilization with support of reducing profile overhead.
- This playbook manages server security to help reinforce digital privacy measures and this change helps to obtain granular access control. It aims to help minimize resource consumption, to realize streamlined server operations.
- To achieve monitored execution, this adjustment refines elevated access to optimize sensitive privacy enforcement.
- To reach controlled system access, this configuration modifies essential operating system behavior to increase information privacy guardrail. In the process of make the system respond faster, this would help to gain optimized system resources.
- This executable implements application execution boundaries to help minimize cyber privacy defenses risks on account of advanced activity tracking. Leveraging optimize hardware usage, this helps to accomplish balanced CPU utilization.
- To be able to reduce secure privacy management risks, this customization handles macOS system-level configurations to benefit from controlled defaults. It helps make the system work better while efficient operation.
- By applying this security measures, this playbook orchestrates your system to realize controlled security perimeter to help maximize system privacy safeguard. Using reduced security impact, this instruction set helps boost system performance.
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Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Normal
- High
- Maximum
Normal — Functional Privacy
- Recommended for all
- Safe for daily use
- No impact on system stability
Read more about Normal and other protection levels
High — Advanced Privacy
- For advanced privacy-conscious users
- May affect some features
Read more about High and other protection levels
Maximum — Strongest Possible Privacy
- Military-grade privacy protection
- Major system impact
- Consider having Time Machine backup.
Read more about Maximum and other protection levels
Help
How to apply or restore "Security improvements" using script
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 6 instructions
- 2
Download
Download the script file by clicking on the button above.
Use button above to restore changes. - 3
Keep the file
If warned by your browser, keep the file. - 4
Open
Open the downloaded file. - 5
Exit
Once it's done, press any key to exit the window. - 6
Restart
Restart your computer for all changes to take effect.
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Help
How to apply or restore "Security improvements" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: privacy.sexy
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 4 instructions
- 2
Choose script
- Search for the category name: Security improvements
- Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
Applying Normal to limit the impact.
- 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
- 18 Privacy settings
- 5 Main categories
- These settings are organized into 5 main categories for easy navigation.
- Main categories may contain subcategories, further organizing related functionality.
- 6 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.
Click any option to learn more about what it does.
- Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.
- Most users find the Normal protection above sufficient.
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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
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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
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- 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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