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macOS Sequoia Privacy Features You're Not Using

May 2026
5 min read

macOS Sequoia includes several powerful privacy features that most users never enable. Here are the ones we recommend everyone turn on immediately.

1. Lockdown Mode

Extremely effective against sophisticated attacks. We recommend enabling it if you're a journalist, activist, or high-profile individual.

2. Hide My Email

Generate random email addresses for services you don't fully trust. Perfect for sign-ups and one-time registrations.

3. Private Relay

Route your Safari traffic through multiple relays to prevent tracking based on IP address and DNS queries.

Written by
Thomas Berg, Security Engineer
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