Complete Guide for Managing Safari Privacy and Security Settings on Mac

Apple keeps on rolling out more features for its Safari browsers in an attempt to make the consumers’ browsing experience better and safer. If you use Safari and are concerned about your privacy and security, then here are some settings you may like to know about.

Steps for defending against unsafe files

1. Open the Safari browser.
2. Open the Safari menu by clicking on its tab.
3. Select the third option called Preferences.
4. Click on the General tab located in the upper left corner.
5. Un-mark the square box to Open safe files after downloading.

Steps for disabling JavaScript

1. Go to the Dock and locate Safari.
2. Double-click on it.
3. Click on the Safari tab located in the upper right section.
4. Select Preferences.
5. Hit the Security icon located in the upper bar.
6. Un-selected the square located next to Enable JavaScript.

Steps for preventing cross-site tracking

1. Launch the Safari browser.
2. Open the menu by clicking on the Safari tab.
3. Choose the third option named Preferences.
4. Select the Privacy option with a blue and white icon with a hand in the middle.
5. Select the square next to Prevent cross-site tracking.
6. Then, select the square next to Ask websites not to track me.

Steps for blocking all cookies

1. Open the Safari web browser from the Applications.
2. Bring down the menu by clicking on the Safari tab.
3. Pick the third option dubbed Preferences.
4. Now, hit the Privacy option.
5. Un-select the square located on the left of Block all cookies.

Steps for removing website data

1. Launch the Safari browsing program.
2. Launch the Safari menu by pressing on its tab.
3. Choose the third option, from the menu, called Preferences.
4. Now, select the Privacy option.
5. Hit the option called Manage Website Data.
6. Choose the website according to your preferences.
7. Hit the Remove option to remove the cookies, caches and all the local storage of the website.
8. Alternatively, press the Remove All button to remove all the stored data for all the sites.

Billy Mark is a technical expert who writes about productivity suites such as Microsoft Office. He writes blog posts, reviews, instruction manuals, news releases, and technical descriptions at mcafee.com/activate