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Setup Assistant
PrivacyScan Setup Assistant walks you through the steps to configure your system to quickly scan for privacy threats.
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Automatic App Finder
Newly installed apps are automatically checked for threats by PrivacyScan, offering cleaning solutions on a per-application basis.
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Multiple App Support
Supporting the most popular browsers for OS X as well as a variety of standard programs, PrivacyScan covers all angles.
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Secure File Deletion
Utilizing advanced secure delete algorithms, PrivacyScan ensures the proper level of cleaning for your sensitive files.
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Intuitive Interface
With helpful hints and a thoughtful layout, PrivacyScan doesn’t get in the way of file cleaning. Instead, makes it easier.
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First Steps
Setup Assistant
The first time you run Privacy Scan, the Setup Assistant will walk you through the process of customizing and configuring the program to fit your needs. From the apps to scan to the items to detect, every setting can be changed to enhance your security.
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Detect and Discover
Automatic App Finder
Privacy Scan will alert you when it discovers newly installed apps that could contain privacy threats, and offers options to customize scans to detect and remove new threats. The setup assistant will guide you through the process every step of the way.
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Support Provided
Browsers & Apps
Privacy Scan offers support for a wide range of items, including popular web browsers such as Camino, Chrome, Firefox, Flock, iCab, OmniWeb, Opera, Safari, SeaMonkey, and Shiira, privacy threats presented by Flash Cookies, as well as standard apps such as Finder, Preview, and QuickTime.
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Threat Mitigation
Secure Shredding
Once a scan has run its course and privacy threats have been detected, Privacy Scan offers many options for cleaning. You can simply delete the item normally, or opt for one of the many secure delete shredding options. If you utilize Secure Delete at the most basic level, it will overwrite the threat with one pass. Going up a level, you can overwrite threats at the US DoD 7-pass standard. If file recovery is not an option, go for the full 35-pass overwrite.
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Security Made Simple
Intuitive Interface
Built from the ground up with the user experience in mind, Privacy Scan provides beautiful animation and audio cues while securely shredding privacy threats. From the Setup Assistant to the appropriately placed tip bubbles, Privacy Scan offers an accessible and friendly way to secure your Mac against the privacy threats that exist today.
