Browser Data Management and Privacy Compliance on macOS
Implement comprehensive browser data management and privacy compliance across your MacFleet devices. This tutorial covers multi-browser data clearing, privacy policy enforcement, data retention management, and automated compliance workflows for enterprise environments.
Understanding Browser Data Management
Browser data encompasses various types of user information:
- Browsing history - Website visit records and timestamps
- Cookies and local storage - Session data and user preferences
- Cache files - Temporary web content and resources
- Download history - File download records and metadata
- Form data and passwords - Autofill information and credentials
- Extensions and settings - Browser configuration and add-ons
Basic Browser History Clearing
Clear Google Chrome History
#!/bin/bash
# Clear Google Chrome browsing history
clear_chrome_history() {
echo "=== Clearing Google Chrome History ==="
# Get logged-in user
local logged_user
logged_user=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console 2>/dev/null)
if [[ -z "$logged_user" || "$logged_user" == "root" ]]; then
echo "❌ No active user session found"
return 1
fi
echo "👤 Target user: $logged_user"
# Chrome profile path
local chrome_profile="/Users/$logged_user/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default"
# Check if Chrome is installed and profile exists
if [[ ! -d "$chrome_profile" ]]; then
echo "⚠️ Chrome profile not found for user: $logged_user"
return 1
fi
# Kill Chrome processes if running
pkill -f "Google Chrome" 2>/dev/null
sleep 2
# Clear history file
if sudo -u "$logged_user" rm -f "$chrome_profile/History" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "✅ Chrome history cleared for user: $logged_user"
else
echo "❌ Failed to clear Chrome history"
return 1
fi
return 0
}
# Execute function
clear_chrome_history
Clear Firefox History
#!/bin/bash
# Clear Firefox browsing history
clear_firefox_history() {
echo "=== Clearing Firefox History ==="
# Get logged-in user
local logged_user
logged_user=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console 2>/dev/null)
if [[ -z "$logged_user" || "$logged_user" == "root" ]]; then
echo "❌ No active user session found"
return 1
fi
echo "👤 Target user: $logged_user"
# Firefox profiles path
local firefox_profiles="/Users/$logged_user/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles"
# Check if Firefox profiles exist
if [[ ! -d "$firefox_profiles" ]]; then
echo "⚠️ Firefox profiles not found for user: $logged_user"
return 1
fi
# Kill Firefox processes if running
pkill -f "firefox" 2>/dev/null
sleep 2
# Clear history from all Firefox profiles
local profiles_cleared=0
for profile_dir in "$firefox_profiles"/*; do
if [[ -d "$profile_dir" ]]; then
# Remove places.sqlite (contains history)
if sudo -u "$logged_user" rm -f "$profile_dir/places.sqlite" 2>/dev/null; then
profiles_cleared=$((profiles_cleared + 1))
echo "✅ Cleared history for profile: $(basename "$profile_dir")"
fi
fi
done
if [[ $profiles_cleared -gt 0 ]]; then
echo "✅ Firefox history cleared from $profiles_cleared profile(s)"
return 0
else
echo "❌ Failed to clear Firefox history"
return 1
fi
}
# Execute function
clear_firefox_history
Enterprise Browser Data Management System
#!/bin/bash
# MacFleet Enterprise Browser Data Management System
# Comprehensive privacy compliance, data lifecycle management, and multi-browser support
# Configuration
LOG_FILE="/var/log/macfleet_browser_data.log"
CONFIG_DIR="/etc/macfleet/browser_management"
POLICIES_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/policies"
REPORTS_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/reports"
COMPLIANCE_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR/compliance"
BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups/browser_configs"
# Supported browsers and their data locations
declare -A BROWSER_PATHS=(
["chrome"]="/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome"
["firefox"]="/Library/Application Support/Firefox"
["safari"]="/Library/Safari"
["edge"]="/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge"
["opera"]="/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.Opera"
["brave"]="/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser"
["vivaldi"]="/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi"
)
# Browser data types and corresponding files
declare -A DATA_TYPES=(
["history"]="History,places.sqlite,History.db"
["cookies"]="Cookies,cookies.sqlite,Cookies.binarycookies"
["cache"]="Cache,cache2,WebKit/NetworkCache"
["downloads"]="Downloads,downloads.sqlite"
["passwords"]="Login Data,key4.db,logins.json"
["bookmarks"]="Bookmarks,bookmarks.sqlite,Bookmarks.plist"
["extensions"]="Extensions,extensions.sqlite,Extensions"
["settings"]="Preferences,prefs.js,com.apple.Safari.plist"
)
# Privacy policy templates
declare -A PRIVACY_POLICIES=(
["strict"]="clear_all_daily,no_persistent_cookies,history_retention_1day"
["moderate"]="clear_history_weekly,selective_cookies,history_retention_7days"
["lenient"]="clear_cache_monthly,allow_cookies,history_retention_30days"
["compliance"]="audit_all,encrypt_data,gdpr_compliance,history_retention_legal"
["education"]="clear_daily_schedule,safe_browsing,limited_downloads"
["healthcare"]="hipaa_compliant,no_data_retention,audit_all_access"
["finance"]="sox_compliant,encrypted_storage,detailed_audit"
)
# Compliance frameworks
declare -A COMPLIANCE_FRAMEWORKS=(
["gdpr"]="right_to_erasure,data_minimization,consent_required,audit_trails"
["hipaa"]="phi_protection,access_controls,audit_logs,encryption_required"
["sox"]="financial_data_protection,retention_policies,access_monitoring"
["coppa"]="child_privacy_protection,parental_consent,data_deletion"
["ccpa"]="california_privacy_rights,data_transparency,deletion_rights"
)
# Logging function
log_action() {
echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
}
# Setup directories
setup_directories() {
for dir in "$CONFIG_DIR" "$POLICIES_DIR" "$REPORTS_DIR" "$COMPLIANCE_DIR" "$BACKUP_DIR"; do
if [[ ! -d "$dir" ]]; then
mkdir -p "$dir"
log_action "Created directory: $dir"
fi
done
}
# Get all users with browser data
get_browser_users() {
local users=()
# Get all users with UID >= 500 (regular users)
while IFS= read -r user; do
local user_home
user_home=$(dscl . read "/Users/$user" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
if [[ -n "$user_home" && -d "$user_home" ]]; then
# Check if user has any browser data
for browser in "${!BROWSER_PATHS[@]}"; do
local browser_path="$user_home${BROWSER_PATHS[$browser]}"
if [[ -d "$browser_path" ]]; then
users+=("$user")
break
fi
done
fi
done < <(dscl . list /Users UniqueID | awk '$2 >= 500 {print $1}')
printf '%s\n' "${users[@]}"
}
# Detect installed browsers for a user
detect_user_browsers() {
local username="$1"
local user_home
user_home=$(dscl . read "/Users/$username" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
if [[ -z "$user_home" ]]; then
return 1
fi
local installed_browsers=()
for browser in "${!BROWSER_PATHS[@]}"; do
local browser_path="$user_home${BROWSER_PATHS[$browser]}"
if [[ -d "$browser_path" ]]; then
installed_browsers+=("$browser")
fi
done
printf '%s\n' "${installed_browsers[@]}"
}
# Clear specific browser data type
clear_browser_data() {
local username="$1"
local browser="$2"
local data_type="$3"
local backup="${4:-false}"
log_action "Clearing $data_type from $browser for user: $username"
local user_home
user_home=$(dscl . read "/Users/$username" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
if [[ -z "$user_home" ]]; then
log_action "❌ User not found: $username"
return 1
fi
local browser_path="$user_home${BROWSER_PATHS[$browser]}"
if [[ ! -d "$browser_path" ]]; then
log_action "⚠️ Browser $browser not found for user: $username"
return 1
fi
# Kill browser processes
case "$browser" in
"chrome")
pkill -f "Google Chrome" 2>/dev/null
;;
"firefox")
pkill -f "firefox" 2>/dev/null
;;
"safari")
pkill -f "Safari" 2>/dev/null
;;
"edge")
pkill -f "Microsoft Edge" 2>/dev/null
;;
*)
pkill -f "$browser" 2>/dev/null
;;
esac
sleep 2
# Get data files for this type
local data_files="${DATA_TYPES[$data_type]}"
IFS=',' read -ra FILES <<< "$data_files"
local cleared_count=0
for file_pattern in "${FILES[@]}"; do
# Find and process matching files
while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
if [[ -f "$file" || -d "$file" ]]; then
# Backup if requested
if [[ "$backup" == "true" ]]; then
backup_browser_data "$username" "$browser" "$file"
fi
# Clear the data
if sudo -u "$username" rm -rf "$file" 2>/dev/null; then
cleared_count=$((cleared_count + 1))
log_action "✅ Cleared: $file"
else
log_action "❌ Failed to clear: $file"
fi
fi
done < <(find "$browser_path" -name "$file_pattern" -print0 2>/dev/null)
done
log_action "Cleared $cleared_count data files for $data_type in $browser"
return 0
}
# Comprehensive browser data audit
audit_browser_data() {
log_action "Starting comprehensive browser data audit"
local audit_report="$REPORTS_DIR/browser_audit_$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').json"
cat > "$audit_report" << EOF
{
"audit_metadata": {
"timestamp": "$(date -Iseconds)",
"hostname": "$(hostname)",
"os_version": "$(sw_vers -productVersion)",
"generator": "MacFleet Browser Data Manager"
},
"user_browser_data": [
EOF
local first=true
local total_users=0
local users_with_data=0
# Audit each user
for user in $(get_browser_users); do
total_users=$((total_users + 1))
users_with_data=$((users_with_data + 1))
if [[ "$first" == true ]]; then
first=false
else
echo "," >> "$audit_report"
fi
local user_home
user_home=$(dscl . read "/Users/$user" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
local user_browsers
user_browsers=$(detect_user_browsers "$user")
# Analyze data for each browser
local browser_data="["
local browser_first=true
for browser in $user_browsers; do
if [[ "$browser_first" == true ]]; then
browser_first=false
else
browser_data+=","
fi
local data_analysis
data_analysis=$(analyze_browser_data "$user" "$browser")
browser_data+="{\"browser\": \"$browser\", \"data\": $data_analysis}"
done
browser_data+="]"
cat >> "$audit_report" << EOF
{
"username": "$user",
"user_home": "$user_home",
"browsers": $browser_data,
"last_login": "$(last -1 "$user" | head -1 | awk '{print $4, $5, $6, $7}' || echo 'Never')",
"privacy_risk_score": $(calculate_privacy_risk "$user")
}
EOF
log_action "Audited user: $user"
done
cat >> "$audit_report" << EOF
],
"summary": {
"total_users": $total_users,
"users_with_browser_data": $users_with_data,
"supported_browsers": $(echo "${!BROWSER_PATHS[@]}" | tr ' ' '\n' | jq -R . | jq -s .),
"data_types_monitored": $(echo "${!DATA_TYPES[@]}" | tr ' ' '\n' | jq -R . | jq -s .)
}
}
EOF
log_action "✅ Browser data audit completed: $audit_report"
echo "$audit_report"
}
# Analyze browser data for a specific user and browser
analyze_browser_data() {
local username="$1"
local browser="$2"
local user_home
user_home=$(dscl . read "/Users/$username" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
local browser_path="$user_home${BROWSER_PATHS[$browser]}"
local data_summary="{"
local type_first=true
for data_type in "${!DATA_TYPES[@]}"; do
if [[ "$type_first" == true ]]; then
type_first=false
else
data_summary+=","
fi
local file_count=0
local total_size=0
local data_files="${DATA_TYPES[$data_type]}"
IFS=',' read -ra FILES <<< "$data_files"
for file_pattern in "${FILES[@]}"; do
while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
file_count=$((file_count + 1))
local size
size=$(stat -f%z "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
total_size=$((total_size + size))
elif [[ -d "$file" ]]; then
file_count=$((file_count + 1))
local size
size=$(du -sk "$file" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1*1024}' || echo 0)
total_size=$((total_size + size))
fi
done < <(find "$browser_path" -name "$file_pattern" -print0 2>/dev/null)
done
data_summary+="\"$data_type\": {\"file_count\": $file_count, \"total_size_bytes\": $total_size}"
done
data_summary+="}"
echo "$data_summary"
}
# Calculate privacy risk score for a user
calculate_privacy_risk() {
local username="$1"
local risk_score=0
# Analyze data retention and privacy risks
local user_browsers
user_browsers=$(detect_user_browsers "$username")
for browser in $user_browsers; do
local data_analysis
data_analysis=$(analyze_browser_data "$username" "$browser")
# Simple risk calculation based on data volume
local history_size
history_size=$(echo "$data_analysis" | jq -r '.history.total_size_bytes // 0')
if [[ $history_size -gt 10485760 ]]; then # > 10MB
risk_score=$((risk_score + 3))
elif [[ $history_size -gt 1048576 ]]; then # > 1MB
risk_score=$((risk_score + 2))
elif [[ $history_size -gt 0 ]]; then
risk_score=$((risk_score + 1))
fi
done
# Cap at 10
if [[ $risk_score -gt 10 ]]; then
risk_score=10
fi
echo "$risk_score"
}
# Apply privacy policy to users
apply_privacy_policy() {
local policy_name="$1"
local target_users="$2"
log_action "Applying privacy policy: $policy_name"
local policy_config="${PRIVACY_POLICIES[$policy_name]}"
if [[ -z "$policy_config" ]]; then
log_action "❌ Unknown privacy policy: $policy_name"
return 1
fi
# Get target users
local users=()
if [[ -n "$target_users" ]]; then
IFS=',' read -ra users <<< "$target_users"
else
while IFS= read -r user; do
users+=("$user")
done < <(get_browser_users)
fi
# Parse policy configuration
IFS=',' read -ra POLICY_RULES <<< "$policy_config"
for user in "${users[@]}"; do
log_action "Applying policy '$policy_name' to user: $user"
for rule in "${POLICY_RULES[@]}"; do
case "$rule" in
"clear_all_daily")
schedule_daily_cleanup "$user" "all"
;;
"clear_history_weekly")
schedule_weekly_cleanup "$user" "history"
;;
"clear_cache_monthly")
schedule_monthly_cleanup "$user" "cache"
;;
"no_persistent_cookies")
clear_browser_data "$user" "all" "cookies"
;;
"audit_all")
enable_comprehensive_audit "$user"
;;
"gdpr_compliance")
configure_gdpr_compliance "$user"
;;
"hipaa_compliant")
configure_hipaa_compliance "$user"
;;
esac
done
log_action "✅ Policy applied to user: $user"
done
return 0
}
# Schedule automated cleanup
schedule_daily_cleanup() {
local username="$1"
local data_type="$2"
log_action "Scheduling daily cleanup for user: $username, data: $data_type"
# Create LaunchAgent for user
local launch_agent_path="/Users/$username/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macfleet.browser-cleanup.plist"
cat > "$launch_agent_path" << EOF
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.macfleet.browser-cleanup</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/bin/macfleet-browser-cleanup</string>
<string>--user</string>
<string>$username</string>
<string>--data-type</string>
<string>$data_type</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>2</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>0</integer>
</dict>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</plist>
EOF
chown "$username:staff" "$launch_agent_path"
log_action "✅ Daily cleanup scheduled for user: $username"
}
# Generate compliance report
generate_compliance_report() {
local framework="$1"
log_action "Generating compliance report for framework: $framework"
local compliance_report="$COMPLIANCE_DIR/compliance_${framework}_$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').json"
cat > "$compliance_report" << EOF
{
"compliance_metadata": {
"timestamp": "$(date -Iseconds)",
"framework": "$framework",
"hostname": "$(hostname)",
"generator": "MacFleet Browser Compliance Manager"
},
"compliance_assessment": {
"framework_requirements": $(get_framework_requirements "$framework"),
"current_status": $(assess_compliance_status "$framework"),
"recommendations": $(generate_compliance_recommendations "$framework"),
"risk_assessment": $(calculate_compliance_risk "$framework")
},
"user_compliance": [
EOF
local first=true
# Assess compliance for each user
for user in $(get_browser_users); do
if [[ "$first" == true ]]; then
first=false
else
echo "," >> "$compliance_report"
fi
local user_compliance
user_compliance=$(assess_user_compliance "$user" "$framework")
cat >> "$compliance_report" << EOF
{
"username": "$user",
"compliance_status": $user_compliance
}
EOF
done
cat >> "$compliance_report" << EOF
]
}
EOF
log_action "✅ Compliance report generated: $compliance_report"
echo "$compliance_report"
}
# Get framework requirements
get_framework_requirements() {
local framework="$1"
case "$framework" in
"gdpr")
echo '{"data_minimization": true, "right_to_erasure": true, "consent_required": true, "audit_trails": true}'
;;
"hipaa")
echo '{"phi_protection": true, "access_controls": true, "audit_logs": true, "encryption_required": true}'
;;
"sox")
echo '{"financial_data_protection": true, "retention_policies": true, "access_monitoring": true}'
;;
"coppa")
echo '{"child_privacy_protection": true, "parental_consent": true, "data_deletion": true}'
;;
*)
echo '{"general_privacy": true, "basic_audit": true}'
;;
esac
}
# Assess compliance status
assess_compliance_status() {
local framework="$1"
local compliance_score=0
local total_checks=0
# Check basic privacy controls
total_checks=$((total_checks + 1))
if [[ -f "$POLICIES_DIR/privacy_policy.conf" ]]; then
compliance_score=$((compliance_score + 1))
fi
# Check audit logging
total_checks=$((total_checks + 1))
if [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
compliance_score=$((compliance_score + 1))
fi
# Framework-specific checks
case "$framework" in
"gdpr")
total_checks=$((total_checks + 2))
# Check data retention policies
if [[ -f "$POLICIES_DIR/data_retention.conf" ]]; then
compliance_score=$((compliance_score + 1))
fi
# Check consent management
if [[ -f "$POLICIES_DIR/consent_management.conf" ]]; then
compliance_score=$((compliance_score + 1))
fi
;;
"hipaa")
total_checks=$((total_checks + 1))
# Check encryption
if system_profiler SPStorageDataType | grep -q "Encrypted: Yes"; then
compliance_score=$((compliance_score + 1))
fi
;;
esac
local compliance_percentage
compliance_percentage=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.0f\", ($compliance_score/$total_checks)*100}")
echo "{\"score\": $compliance_score, \"total_checks\": $total_checks, \"percentage\": $compliance_percentage, \"status\": \"$([ $compliance_percentage -ge 80 ] && echo 'compliant' || echo 'non_compliant')\"}"
}
# Assess user compliance
assess_user_compliance() {
local username="$1"
local framework="$2"
local privacy_risk
privacy_risk=$(calculate_privacy_risk "$username")
local compliance_status="compliant"
if [[ $privacy_risk -gt 7 ]]; then
compliance_status="high_risk"
elif [[ $privacy_risk -gt 4 ]]; then
compliance_status="medium_risk"
fi
echo "{\"privacy_risk_score\": $privacy_risk, \"status\": \"$compliance_status\"}"
}
# Backup browser data before clearing
backup_browser_data() {
local username="$1"
local browser="$2"
local data_path="$3"
local timestamp
timestamp=$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')
local backup_file="$BACKUP_DIR/browser_backup_${username}_${browser}_${timestamp}.tar.gz"
if tar -czf "$backup_file" -C "$(dirname "$data_path")" "$(basename "$data_path")" 2>/dev/null; then
log_action "✅ Browser data backed up: $backup_file"
echo "$backup_file"
else
log_action "❌ Failed to backup browser data: $data_path"
return 1
fi
}
# Main execution function
main() {
local action="${1:-audit}"
local parameter="$2"
local additional_param="$3"
local extra_param="$4"
log_action "=== MacFleet Browser Data Management Started ==="
log_action "Action: $action"
log_action "Parameter: ${parameter:-N/A}"
setup_directories
case "$action" in
"clear")
if [[ -z "$parameter" || -z "$additional_param" ]]; then
echo "Usage: $0 clear <browser> <data_type> [username] [backup]"
echo "Browsers: ${!BROWSER_PATHS[*]}"
echo "Data types: ${!DATA_TYPES[*]}"
exit 1
fi
local target_user="${extra_param:-$(stat -f%Su /dev/console 2>/dev/null)}"
clear_browser_data "$target_user" "$parameter" "$additional_param" "${5:-false}"
;;
"audit")
audit_browser_data
;;
"policy")
if [[ -z "$parameter" ]]; then
echo "Available privacy policies:"
for policy in "${!PRIVACY_POLICIES[@]}"; do
echo " - $policy: ${PRIVACY_POLICIES[$policy]}"
done
echo ""
echo "Usage: $0 policy <policy_name> [target_users]"
exit 1
fi
apply_privacy_policy "$parameter" "$additional_param"
;;
"compliance")
if [[ -z "$parameter" ]]; then
echo "Available compliance frameworks:"
for framework in "${!COMPLIANCE_FRAMEWORKS[@]}"; do
echo " - $framework: ${COMPLIANCE_FRAMEWORKS[$framework]}"
done
echo ""
echo "Usage: $0 compliance <framework>"
exit 1
fi
generate_compliance_report "$parameter"
;;
"detect")
local target_user="${parameter:-$(stat -f%Su /dev/console 2>/dev/null)}"
echo "Browsers detected for user '$target_user':"
detect_user_browsers "$target_user"
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {clear|audit|policy|compliance|detect}"
echo " clear - Clear specific browser data"
echo " audit - Generate comprehensive browser data audit"
echo " policy - Apply privacy policy to users"
echo " compliance - Generate compliance report"
echo " detect - Detect installed browsers for user"
exit 1
;;
esac
log_action "=== Browser data management completed ==="
}
# Execute main function
main "$@"
Advanced Browser Management Features
Multi-Browser Data Analysis
#!/bin/bash
# Comprehensive multi-browser data analysis
analyze_all_browsers() {
echo "=== Multi-Browser Data Analysis ==="
local analysis_report="$REPORTS_DIR/browser_analysis_$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').json"
cat > "$analysis_report" << EOF
{
"analysis_metadata": {
"timestamp": "$(date -Iseconds)",
"hostname": "$(hostname)"
},
"browser_usage_analysis": {
EOF
local browser_first=true
# Analyze each supported browser
for browser in "${!BROWSER_PATHS[@]}"; do
if [[ "$browser_first" == true ]]; then
browser_first=false
else
echo "," >> "$analysis_report"
fi
local users_with_browser=0
local total_data_size=0
# Count users and data size for this browser
for user in $(get_browser_users); do
local user_browsers
user_browsers=$(detect_user_browsers "$user")
if echo "$user_browsers" | grep -q "^$browser$"; then
users_with_browser=$((users_with_browser + 1))
local browser_data
browser_data=$(analyze_browser_data "$user" "$browser")
# Sum up data sizes
for data_type in "${!DATA_TYPES[@]}"; do
local size
size=$(echo "$browser_data" | jq -r ".$data_type.total_size_bytes // 0")
total_data_size=$((total_data_size + size))
done
fi
done
cat >> "$analysis_report" << EOF
"$browser": {
"users_count": $users_with_browser,
"total_data_size_bytes": $total_data_size,
"average_data_per_user": $(( users_with_browser > 0 ? total_data_size / users_with_browser : 0 ))
}
EOF
done
cat >> "$analysis_report" << EOF
}
}
EOF
echo "📊 Browser analysis completed: $analysis_report"
}
Automated Privacy Cleanup
#!/bin/bash
# Automated privacy cleanup based on data age and policy
automated_privacy_cleanup() {
local retention_days="${1:-7}"
local dry_run="${2:-false}"
echo "=== Automated Privacy Cleanup ==="
echo "Retention period: $retention_days days"
echo "Dry run: $dry_run"
local cleanup_report="$REPORTS_DIR/privacy_cleanup_$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S').json"
cat > "$cleanup_report" << EOF
{
"cleanup_metadata": {
"timestamp": "$(date -Iseconds)",
"retention_days": $retention_days,
"dry_run": $dry_run
},
"cleanup_results": [
EOF
local first=true
local total_cleaned=0
# Process each user
for user in $(get_browser_users); do
local user_home
user_home=$(dscl . read "/Users/$user" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
for browser in $(detect_user_browsers "$user"); do
local browser_path="$user_home${BROWSER_PATHS[$browser]}"
# Find old data files
while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
local file_age_days
file_age_days=$(( ($(date +%s) - $(stat -f%m "$file")) / 86400 ))
if [[ $file_age_days -gt $retention_days ]]; then
if [[ "$first" == true ]]; then
first=false
else
echo "," >> "$cleanup_report"
fi
cat >> "$cleanup_report" << EOF
{
"user": "$user",
"browser": "$browser",
"file": "$file",
"age_days": $file_age_days,
"action": "$([ "$dry_run" == "true" ] && echo "would_delete" || echo "deleted")"
}
EOF
if [[ "$dry_run" != "true" ]]; then
if sudo -u "$user" rm -rf "$file" 2>/dev/null; then
total_cleaned=$((total_cleaned + 1))
fi
fi
fi
done < <(find "$browser_path" -type f -print0 2>/dev/null)
done
done
cat >> "$cleanup_report" << EOF
],
"summary": {
"total_files_processed": $total_cleaned
}
}
EOF
echo "🧹 Privacy cleanup completed: $cleanup_report"
}
Best Practices
🔒 Privacy and Security
- Data minimization principles with automated cleanup policies
- Consent management for data collection and processing
- Encryption standards for sensitive browser data
- Access controls with role-based data management permissions
📋 Compliance Management
- Multi-framework support (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, COPPA, CCPA)
- Automated compliance assessment with regular auditing
- Data retention policies aligned with legal requirements
- Audit trails with comprehensive logging and reporting
🔧 Enterprise Operations
- Fleet-wide deployment of privacy policies and data management
- Scheduled cleanup operations with customizable retention periods
- Backup and recovery capabilities for browser configurations
- Integration support with existing security and compliance systems
🚀 User Experience
- Non-disruptive operations with browser process management
- Selective data clearing preserving important user preferences
- Transparent reporting on data management activities
- Flexible policy application based on user roles and requirements
Important Notes
- Browser compatibility varies across different applications and versions
- User data backup recommended before implementing aggressive cleanup policies
- Performance impact minimal when operations are scheduled during off-hours
- Legal compliance requirements vary by jurisdiction and industry
- User notification may be required for certain data management activities
- Regular policy review needed to adapt to changing privacy regulations