Privacy.sexy is an open-source privacy tool that helps users implement security and privacy best practices on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems[1].
Key features include:
- Hundreds of customizable privacy and security scripts
- Free and transparent codebase
- Reversible changes if issues occur
- Web version requiring no software installation
- Desktop version with additional direct script execution capabilities
- Independent, portable scripts without cross-dependencies
- Extensive testing and community verification[1:1]
The tool comes in two versions:
- An online web version that runs without installing software
- An offline desktop version with expanded functionality for running scripts directly[1:2]
The project is built using TypeScript and Vue.js, with the desktop application created using Electron[2]. All aspects of the application, including infrastructure and deployments, are open-source and automated through a system called “bump-everywhere”[1:3].
I feel like the days of debloating Windows has passed, it is getting far too complicated and there’s just some things you can’t turn off without breaking everything, in addition updates sometimes change those settings back or reinstall programs you thought you removed, it’s an endless cat and mouse game I’ve been playing since Windows 95. I suppose if you absolutely need to use Windows it’s good to do what you can to mitigate but I think for me it’s time to move on.