How to configure your mac when using a VPN

                                                       Are you using a VPN provider?

Well if the answer is yes, you have to configure your mac properly in order to be private. Other wise it's pretty much like if you were not using a VPN.  

First of all, here is a website where you can check if your mac is leaking your home IP address 

https://ipleak.net 

This is what you should see

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmQnCmNmGeoVwphmidVdVisPpyg4HjeuREmAb7wdrnW1kv

1-Disable IPv6

Open Terminal and type this commant of you are using Wi-Fi

     networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi

This command if you use Ethernet

     networksetup -setv6off Ethernet

2-Disable  Location Services in System Preferences

• System Preferences
• Security & Privacy
• Privacy tab
• Location Services
• Uncheck    Enable Location Services

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmeG6Uz6iWBPYWHn34JmC1z9PYLUG9JYbop3V6nyQkmnSY

3-Disable Spotlight (Bing Web Searches)

• System Preferences
• Spotlight
• Uncheck (Bing Web Searches)
• Uncheck (Allow Spotlight Suggestions in Spotlight and look up)

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmZBHbQi7u1nYv2YWqQW4bdnGPkQrT6QWvePNpoKRwGyuV

4-Disable some Widgets

• System Preferences
• Extensions
• Today
• I only keep  (Calendar, Reminders, Calculator)

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmXypAABi4MjQc82BfzSYDGgAmzkVFfDw3sd8gz4X6GVYi

5-Use a different time zone than your city

• System Preferences
• Date & Time
• Time Zone tab
• Select and other city than where you live but in the same time zone if you want the same time  :)

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmePGQJ5t7E1SR1sJMZGVvBW4oYRUZcWpcx93WXJKGSR5p

                                          Safari Configuration

1-Disable Website use of location services

• Safari
• Preferences...
• Privacy tab
• On  (Website use of location services)  select (Deny without prompting)

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmbarJdt2vQfP2Jttk7tmUhWYwT2ndMhKSwT5wudCNYT6h

2-Disable search options

• Safari
• Preferences...
• Search tab
• Deselect all and use DuckDuckGo as your search engine

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmUYLc4uNPJfVs4NEBpr4BkYs3BfzfDRBo2sMg4RrfnBVy

Now go again here    https://ipleak.net    and you should see this

https://ipfs.pics/ipfs/QmQnCmNmGeoVwphmidVdVisPpyg4HjeuREmAb7wdrnW1kv

That's it!!    Hope it's going to help!!!     Take care!!!   :)