PrivacyScan Changelog

What's new in PrivacyScan 1.9.5

Dec 3, 2018
  • PrivacyScan is now compatible with macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Fixed a bug where Chrome Download Metadata wasn’t being identified for cleaning in some situations
  • Fixed a bug where Firefox Browsing History wasn’t being identified for cleaning in some situations
  • Fixed a bug where Firefox Download History wasn’t being identified for cleaning in some situations
  • Fixed a bug where Safari Caches were not being identified for cleaning in some situations
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.9.4 (Mar 23, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug where PrivacyScan cleaning could hang when using the Secure Shredding option under macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
  • Fixed a bug where Finder Recent Items, QuickTime Recent Items, and Preview Recent Items weren't being cleaned correctly under macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
  • Fixed a bug where Firefox Webpage Icons weren't being fully cleaned in certain situations
  • Fixed a bug where Firefox Last Session Information wasn’t being fully cleaned in certain situations
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.9.3 (Mar 31, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug where Chrome Browsing History wasn’t being fully cleaned in certain situations
  • Fixed a bug where Chrome Sync Alert would continue to appear even if sync had already been disabled
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.9.2 (Mar 17, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug where some items were not being cleaned correctly in Safari 10
  • Fixed a bug where Firefox Download History wasn’t being fully cleaned in certain situations
  • Fixed a bug where apps could appear twice in the list for cleaning
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.9.1 (Sep 28, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug with cleaning in secure shredding mode on macOS 10.12 (Sierra).

New in PrivacyScan 1.8 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug where the final cleaning results screen was not appearing correctly on OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

New in PrivacyScan 1.7 (Oct 27, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug where some items were not being cleaned correctly in Safari 8
  • Fixed a bug where Firefox cache items were not being cleaned in certain situations
  • Fixed a bug where the shredding animation was not appearing correctly on OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)

New in PrivacyScan 1.6 (Sep 9, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug where Firefox items were not appearing in scan results in certain situations
  • Improved compatibility with future OS X releases

New in PrivacyScan 1.5 (Jan 11, 2014)

  • BUG FIXES:
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for open windows in supported apps
  • PrivacyScan now correctly alerts users about potential cleaning problems when Chrome Sync is enabled
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.4 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug where some information for Finder, Preview, QuickTime, and Safari was left behind after cleaning in OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).

New in PrivacyScan 1.3 (Jul 26, 2013)

  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug where some Download History information for Chrome was left behind after cleaning
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for Opera 15 (Chromium Engine)
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for Archived Browsing History for Chrome
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.2 (Mar 26, 2013)

  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug where Chrome Extensions settings were being reset when Chrome Web Storage/DOM Storage was selected for cleaning
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for Chrome-specific Flash Cookies
  • Fixed a bug where Finder recent items and folders were not being cleaned correctly in some cases
  • Fixed a bug where Web Storage/DOM Storage cleaning didn't run correctly for some versions of Opera
  • Fixed a bug where QuickTime recent items were not being cleaned correctly for some versions of QuickTime Player X
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for QuickTime Caches
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for QuickTime Download Quarantine History
  • PrivacyScan now correctly supports cleaning for SeaMonkey Typed History
  • User interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.1.1 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug where certain video cards could cause PrivacyScan to crash while cleaning files with animations enabled

New in PrivacyScan 1.1 (Apr 4, 2012)

  • NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Added cleaning support for Finder Download Quarantine History
  • Added cleaning support for Finder Recent Folders
  • Added "Rate this App" option
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Fixed a bug where the "confetti" animation was not appearing at the correct height during file shredding
  • Fixed a bug where the PrivacyScan user interface could become unresponsive while cleaning certain privacy threats if secure shredding was disabled
  • Fixed a bug where the PrivacyScan user interface could become unresponsive while cleaning temporary items from a previous PrivacyScan session in certain situations
  • Fixed a bug where PrivacyScan could crash under OS X 10.7 when repeatedly clicking the window zoom button with tips enabled
  • Minor user interface updates and improvements

New in PrivacyScan 1.0.1 (Feb 8, 2012)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a bug with Safari cookie cleaning under OS X 10.7
  • Fixed a bug with Camino 2.1 browsing history cleaning