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1995parham committed Oct 31, 2024
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- Click "Set Up Later" to bypass "Screen Time" settings.
- Disable Siri and click "Continue".
- Choose your desired screen mode and click "Continue".

Since you have no internet connectivity, there should be no notifications of pending updates.

- Launch "System Settings" from the Dock.
- Select "Wi-Fi" from the left menu and disable it.
- Disable both "Ask to join networks" and "Ask to join hotspots".
- Select Bluetooth from the left menu and disable it.

I want to configure the operating system's firewall, This is only responsible for the way the
operating system treats incoming connections.

- Select "Network" from the left menu and select "Firewall".
- Enable the Firewall and click "Options".
- Disable "Automatically allow built-in software to receive...".
- Disable "Automatically allow downloaded signed software to receive...".
- Enable "Stealth mode".
- Click "OK".

I like to disable all notifications possible. I do not want sensitive applications,
which will be installed later, to display content on the screen when I am not around or
when someone is over my shoulder.

- Select "Notifications" from the left menu.
- Change "Show previews" to "Never".
- Disable "Allow notifications when the device is sleeping".
- Disable "Allow notifications when the screen is locked".
- Disable "Allow notifications when mirroring or sharing the display".
- Open each application, disable notifications, and click the arrow to return.

I also prefer to disable any unnecessary sounds with the following steps.

- Select "Sound" from the left menu.
- Change "Alert volume" to the minimum setting.
- Disable "Play sound on startup".
- Disable "Play user interface sound effects".
- Disable "Play feedback when volume is changed".

The following should already be disabled by default, but let's make sure.

- Select "General" from the left menu.
- Select "AirDrop & Handoff".
- Disable "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices".
- Confirm AirDrop is set to "No One".
- Select "General" from the left menu.
- Select "Sharing".
- Confirm all options are disabled.
- Select "Siri & Spotlight" from the left menu.
- Confirm "Ask Siri" is disabled.

If you want to truly ensure that Siri is not listening in on your activity, you can conduct
the following, which may be redundant.

- Select "Siri & Spotlight" from the left menu.
- Click "Siri Suggestions & Privacy".
- Click each option and disable all toggles, then click "Done".

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