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 trick —security improvements— empowers you to achieve how to protect personal data from digital data privacy measures on macOS. As an extension, this page guides you through the workflow to roll back configurations applied.
Sensitive data privacy measures enhances the quality of human connections by fostering trust. To adopt system privacy via enhancement on this page, review and browse the list and decide your next step. Reread the instructions if anything feels unclear. Taking your time ensures a better result.
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Technical Details
This adjustment applies user account configurations to be able to maintain personal data maintenance with help of secure policies. This can help quick access to be able to improve multitasking.
To realize protected system operations, this code refines core system behavior to help maintain stricter sensitive data handling. In the process of speed up everyday tasks, it aims to help to reach optimized system resources.
The tweak here manages process lifecycle to obtain granular execution control and this helps to reinforce secure privacy control. This would help save energy while using the system, to benefit from balanced CPU utilization.
This instruction set implements network connection management to increase important privacy handling and it helps to achieve controlling network traffic. This config helps minimize resource consumption through streamlined protocols.
To help optimize digital data handling, this playbook changes sudo controls to obtain permission control.
Leveraging applying this macOS preference controls, this customization controls your system to realize secure configuration to be able to maximize personal privacy safeguard. To gain enhanced response, it can also help make sharing work easier.
The script here configures background services to reach service isolation and this customization can also help to enhance system privacy control. As result of efficient process handling, this can help make the system work better.
This change handles marketing controls to be able to maintain important data privacy measures and this script can also help to accomplish restricted tracking data. To benefit from minimized background activity, it helps stop the system from slowing down.
To benefit from controlled server access, this config adjusts service management to help strengthen personal data handling. With aid of efficient request handling, this executable helps make the system run smoother.
In conjunction with applying this security policies, this code orchestrates your system to obtain robust protection measures to help improve online data privacy security. It can also help use the hardware better subsequent to balanced security overhead.
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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
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- 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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