https://www.jcsoft.dev/tags/macos/ Recent content in Macos on JC Software Blog Hugo en-us Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:44:33 +0000 https://www.jcsoft.dev/posts/browser-deslop-macos/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:44:33 +0000 https://www.jcsoft.dev/posts/browser-deslop-macos/ <p>Modern browsers keep growing sidebars, sponsored suggestions, telemetry, sign-in prompts, AI buttons, and other features I never asked for. You can disable them one at a time, but a policy file is repeatable and much harder for an update to quietly undo.</p> <p>This is a macOS version of Cullum Smith&rsquo;s excellent <a href="https://www.sacredheartsc.com/blog/browser-de-slop/">Browser De-Slop</a> post. My version is deliberately less aggressive: it <strong>does not disable Safe Browsing, tracking protection, HTTPS-only mode, DNS-over-HTTPS, or automatic browser updates</strong>. Removing annoyances should not mean removing security controls.</p>