![]() ![]() In summary, I use private windows, login and logout of services and regularly clear cookies from Safari. I also try to do one thing at a time and “sanitize” my browser before using services that are riskier for tracking. I’ve written about how to do this ap few years ago. I’ve automated the process using AppleScript, so that I can just select “Clear cookies” from the menu bar script menu. Otherwise, you can search for and remove any specific cookies. If you want to remove everything (recommended) then click “Remove All”. To clear cookies, go to Safari → Preferences → Privacy and select “Manage Website Data…” If I use any kind of social media or commercial site, I clear all cookies after closing out the tab or window. For extra security, if I’ve used any service that requires a login, I logout of the service, and close the private window. In private windows, the history and any cookies are not stored when the window or tab is closed. So enable it: Safari → Preferences → Privacy and select “Prevent cross-site tracking”.īy default I use private windows in Safari (or any other browser, if the feature is available.) In Safari, that’s Safari → File → New Private Window. Safari has the ability to block cross-site tracking if enabled. In macOS Safari, that’s done at Safari → File → Preferences… → Search engine → “DuckDuckGo” On the iOS side, it’s Settings → Safari → Search Engine → “DuckDuckGo”. Set your browser search engines to DuckDuckGo.Review your privacy settings in all social media services that you use.Logout of any sites you’ve logged into, close its tab and either clear the specific cookies set by that site or all cookies, whichever is easier.Regardless of your choice of browser, the following browser practices are recommended: However, many sites break when using Tor. For some secure transactions, I use the Tor browser which connects to a convoluted network whose purpose is to deliberately conceal the originator of the request. This version of Safari blocks cross-site tracking by default. ![]() If you are going to use Safari on macOS, I highly recommend applying the macOS 10.15.6 update which includes Safari 14.0 as of October 4, 2020. Although I use Safari as my usual browser, I’m wary of Apple too. I do not use Chrome unless forced to do so because I do not trust what Google does with my information. While I can’t change the system, I can change my own practices and reduce the degree to which surveillance capitalists, state actors and others who have no rights to my data. Whatever utopian visions that Silicon Valley may have had about the transformative power of ubiquitous network technologies have been overwhelmed by the pernicious and opaque forces that profit from amplifying divisions between people. Surveillance capitalism is a real and destructive force in contemporary economics, politics and culture. I’ve implemented a handful of reasonable measures to prevent cross-site tracking and limit data collection about my preferences and actions online.)
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