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You can individually allow location services per-app. If you don't need apps to use your location, turning off location services entirely is the most private option.
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-[ ]Uncheck**Location Services**
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-[ ]Turn off**Location Services**
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##### Analytics & Improvements
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Decide whether you want to share analytics data with Apple and developers.
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-[ ] Uncheck **Share Mac Analytics**
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-[ ] Uncheck **Improve Siri & Dictation**
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-[ ] Uncheck **Share with app developers**
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-[ ] Uncheck **Share iCloud Analytics** (visible if you are signed in to iCloud)
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##### Apple Advertising
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Decide whether you want personalized ads based on your usage.
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##### FileVault
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Go to **System Settings** → **Network** → **Wi-Fi** → **Details** and set **Private Wi-Fi address** to either **Fixed** if you want a fixed but unique address for the network you're connected to, or **Rotating** if you want it to change over time.
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Consider changing your hostname as well, which is another device identifier that's broadcast on the network you're connected to. You may wish to set your hostname to something generic like "MacBook Air", "Laptop", "John's MacBook Pro", or "iPhone" in **System Settings** → **General** → **Sharing**. Some [privacy scripts](https://github.com/sunknudsen/privacy-guides/tree/master/how-to-spoof-mac-address-and-hostname-automatically-at-boot-on-macos#guide) allow you to easily generate hostnames with random names.
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Consider changing your hostname as well, which is another device identifier that's broadcast on the network you're connected to. You may wish to set your hostname to something generic like "MacBook Air", "Laptop", "John's MacBook Pro", or "iPhone" in **System Settings** → **General** → **Sharing**.
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## Security Protections
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Note that the camera does not have a hardware disconnect, since its view is obscured when the lid is closed anyway.
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#### Secure Camera Indicator
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The built-in camera in a Mac is designed so that the camera can't turn on without the camera indicator light [also turning on](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102177#:~:text=The%20camera%20is%20engineered%20so%20that%20it%20can’t%20activate%20without%20the%20camera%20indicator%20light%20also%20turning%20on.%20This%20is%20how%20you%20can%20tell%20if%20your%20camera%20is%20on.).
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#### Peripheral Processor Security
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Computers have built-in processors other than the main CPU that handle things like networking, graphics, power management, etc. These processors can have insufficient security and become compromised, therefore Apple tries to minimize the need for these processors in their hardware.
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