Private Internet Access Mac App
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Private Internet Access (PIA) - my take / review. You can just use the app separately. If you check 'OpenVPN' app in the AppStore, it also has horrible reviews and it's basically a pain to use. I guess you could check encryption when you connect from a PC or MAC and see if it has any. Is PIA the only provider not encrypting this kind of. – HowToGeek.com About Private Internet Access: Private Internet Access (PIA), is the leading no-log VPN service provider in the world. PIA believes that access to an open internet is a fundamental human right and donates effusively to causes such as EFF and FFTF to promote privacy causes internationally. For some Mac users, remote access software became a category to consider when Apple removed Back to My Mac from macOS Mojave, and it was completely turned off on July 1 of this year.
Safari User Guide
If you can’t open a website, try these suggestions.
- In the Safari app on your Mac, check the message that appears when a page fails to open.It may suggest ways to solve the problem or include information you need to solve it.
- Make sure you’re using the correct address for the webpage.If you copied and pasted the address, make sure it doesn’t have extra characters or missing characters at the beginning or end.
- If the website requires a VPN connection, make sure it’s functioning properly.See Connect your Mac to a VPN.
- Try entering /index.html or /index.htm at the end of the address.
- Choose View > Reload Page.If the page still won’t open, quit Safari, reopen it, then try again.
- Try again at a different time.The website server may be busy, or the website may be unavailable temporarily.
- Contact your network administrator for help.If you connect to the internet using a corporate or enterprise network, the network may have a firewall that prevents you from opening the webpage.
- If your computer or network is protected by a firewall, you may need to specify proxy servers to access some internet sites.See Set up a proxy server using Safari.
- Contact the website’s owner to find out if the web server has a problem, or if the website is incompatible with Safari.For example, Safari can’t open a website that uses a protocol other than http or https.
- Choose Apple menu > App Store, then click Updates.Use the latest version of Safari. See Keep your Mac up to date.
- Click and hold the Reload button , then choose Reload Without Content Blockers.The page might be blocked by a Content Blocker you have installed.
See alsoIf an app freezes or quits unexpectedly on MacIf you can’t open a Safari window on MacIf features on a webpage don’t work in Safari on Mac
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Safari User Guide
When you use Private Browsing windows, the details of your browsing aren’t saved, and the websites you visit aren’t shared with your other devices.
Open a Private Browsing window
- In the Safari app on your Mac, choose File > New Private Window, or switch to a Safari window that’s already using Private Browsing. A window that’s using Private Browsing has a dark Smart Search field with white text.When you use a Private Browsing window:
- Browsing initiated in one tab is isolated from browsing initiated in another tab, so websites you visit can’t track your browsing across multiple sessions.
- Webpages you visit and your AutoFill information aren’t saved.
- Your open webpages aren’t stored in iCloud, so they aren’t shown when you view all your open tabs from other devices.
- Your recent searches aren’t included in the results list when you use the Smart Search field.
- Items you download aren’t included in the downloads list. (The items do remain on your computer.)
- If you use Handoff, Private Browsing windows are not passed to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or other Mac computers.
- Changes to your cookies and website data aren’t saved.
- Plug-ins that support Private Browsing stop storing cookies and other tracking information.
Websites can’t modify information stored on your device, so services normally available at such sites may work differently until you turn off Private Browsing.Note: None of the above applies in other Safari windows you may have open that don’t use Private Browsing.
Always open windows with Private Browsing
- In the Safari app on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, then click General.
- Click the “Safari opens with” pop-up menu, then choose “A new private window.”If you don’t see this option, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click General, then make sure “Close windows when quitting an app” is selected.
Stop Private Browsing
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- In the Safari app on your Mac, close the Private Browsing window, switch to a different Safari window that isn’t using Private Browsing, or choose File > New Window to open a window that doesn’t use Private Browsing. To further enhance privacy:
- Delete any items you downloaded while using Private Browsing windows.
- Close any other Private Browsing windows that are still open, to prevent other people from using the Back and Forward buttons to see pages you visited in them.
Besides using Private Browsing windows, you can manage cookies and data stored by all websites and prevent cross-site tracking.
If you forget to use a Private Browsing window, you can clear your browsing history.