Configure macOS Application Firewall
- 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.
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- 1 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 user configuration —configure macOS Application Firewall— contains instructions for how to boost digital data privacy integration on macOS. On the same track, this tip supports you in discovering the procedure to restore the original settings.
Ethical behavior is reinforced by protecting secure privacy integration. Start using secure data privacy enforcement options: see what steps make the most sense for you. Take your time and focus on completing one step at a time. The guide is here to make the process easier for you.
References
- Privacy Versus Security
- The Difference between Data Security and Privacy
- Why Security and Privacy Matter in a Digital World
- Secure Device Configuration Guideline
- Computer Security: Privacy vs security – a double dilemma
- Online Advertising & Tracking
Technical Details
- To increase privacy safeguard, this tweak changes promotional content settings to obtain controlled marketing exposure. With aid of accelerate the system, it helps to accomplish reduced memory consumption.
- This instruction set implements network connection management to be able to reinforce data privacy handling amid reduced network activity tracking risks. It can also help use memory more effectively by reducing network latency.
- As a result of applying this root operations, this configuration configures your system to gain managing sudo access to minimize sensitive privacy management risks.
- To be able to optimize cyber data privacy measures, this action manages essential system settings to reach protected system operations. Leveraging improve multitasking, this would help to achieve optimized system resources.
- The playbook here changes macOS preference controls to realize managing system settings and it aims to help to help maintain online privacy defenses. Amid reducing overhead, this customization can also help maintain better system performance.
- By applying this security protocols, this config handles your system to achieve comprehensive safeguards to improve online data privacy guardrail. This helps make the system more efficient, to reach balanced security overhead.
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Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Normal
- High
Normal — Functional Privacy
- Recommended for all
- Safe for daily use
- No impact on system stability
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High — Advanced Privacy
- For advanced privacy-conscious users
- May affect some features
Read more about High and other protection levels
Help
How to apply or restore "Configure macOS Application Firewall" using script
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Medium
- ≈ 6 instructions
- 1
Choose protection
Choose one of the options with different impact levels:
- 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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How to apply or restore "Configure macOS Application Firewall" using privacy.sexy
- ≈ 3 min to complete
- Tools: privacy.sexy
- Difficulty: Simple
- ≈ 4 instructions
- 2
Choose script
- Search for the category name: Configure macOS Application Firewall
- 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
- 5 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.
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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The guide 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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About the Creators
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