Questions tagged [privacy]
Apple hardware and software can log location as well as other sensitive information that you may wish to keep private. Also group questions that relate to general software and information relating on how to protect your privacy by choosing one configuration over another.
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Mac and old Adobe Flash Player: HSTS behaviour
I begin by saying that I have recently 'obsessed' with my past browsing history with my old Mac (2017). I also understand that flash is not updated and many won’t have a system on which to test this ...
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Are some apps always linked to iCloud.com via a SharedWebCredentials Library in its code?
I found that some apps contain a Library named SharedWebCredentials which contains the config json files that seem to always enable linking to iCloud. I am using Sonoma 14.5.
These apps include FindMy,...
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Block remote content for specific Mail account
Is there a way to block the loading of remote content in Apple Mail on macOS for a specific mail account?
I can only find the option to "Block All Remote Content" or use "Protect Mail ...
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How to determine if there is a stealth proxy server recording my computer?
Sorry for rough question, I'm not an engineeer.
My company just bought me an Apple computer. I've heard of privacy leaks and computer data stealers such as proxy server, etc.
I know firewall proxy ...
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How can I figure out macOS privacy settings when an app asks again for permissions it already has been granted?
I feel like this happens fairly regularly - I get a request from an app to grant permissions, I click to grant it, and they are already enabled.
In the screenshot below this is after a patch-level ...
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To know whether another person have physically accessed your Mac
Is there a simple way to know an "average person" have physically accessed your Macbook at work or at home?
Of course, I can use a keylogger or an app to record what is going on the screen ...
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Does Firefox on iOS benefit from third-party partitioning or Full Third-party Cookie Blocking?
Safari blocks third-party cookies by default (added in iOS / iPadOS 13.4).
"Third-party cookie access can only be granted through the Storage Access API and the temporary compatibility fix for ...
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Can MDM do things that violate one's privacy?
I know Apple's implementation of MDM can install apps, change settings on the Mac automatically using profiles. I’m more concerned about things like:
monitoring my screen without my consent
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what are the CriticalDomains in com.apple.networkextension.control.plist
I use Little Snitch found my system automatically tries to connect to the Google public servers 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (I haven't set it). I tried to figure out why. Then I found that after I deleted the ...
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Apple Business Manager access to info
Small company of 9. We all use MacBook Air laptops controlled by Apple Business Manager. We have all been given the ok to sign into our personal Apple ID’s on our MacBook Airs.
Question… does my ...
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Google Chrome is capturing your screen alert on macOS Sonoma
I'm using Google Chrome on macOS Sonoma and recently noticed this alert on my top bar.
I checked all Google Chrome tabs and none had any screen share feature in use. I disabled all Chrome extensions. ...
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How to always Show IP Address (disable Private Relay) for a specific website?
I want to use my iPad & iPhone to access a website that is behind a firewall and is only accessible to IP addresses on a whitelist.
I can do this temporarily, for a single tab only, by:
Load the ...
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Editing Privacy and Security settings via Terminal commands?
We've recently pushed an update for Teams to my userbase and with the switch from the "Classic" version to the "New" Teams users will need to go into System Settings > Privacy &...
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Creating a disk image from folder vs. Creating a blank disk image
I need to hide a particular folder on my Mac from other people who might want to view or copy them while I'm away from home.
There are two ways I'm aware of. The first way is to hide the folder using ...
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What is Launch Control and why does it want to receive keystrokes?
What is Launch Control and why does it want to receive keystrokes?
Suddenly this warning popped up:
Searching for this message returns zero results.
https://www.google.com/search?q="...
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