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Take control of your Mac’s privacy

Posted on May 3, 2021 at 01:08 CDT by Nathan Parker • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 18.16 • 2021-05-03

APPLE

By Nathan Parker

Apple’s emphasis on privacy is focused on personal devices, such as iPads and iPhones. But Macs have privacy settings, too.

In my recent article “Take control of your privacy — iPhone & iPad” (AskWoody 18.12, 2021-04-05), I discussed many of the settings provided by iOS and iPadOS to control the privacy and security of the device and the apps running on it. Although one might think all Apple systems would be in lockstep, I have noticed that the settings in macOS are not quite as granular, not quite as detailed, as those in iOS/iPadOS.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.16.0 (2021-05-03).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.16.F (2021-05-03).

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