builtbybel/privatezilla
Privatezilla
Privatezilla is a Windows privacy hardening tool designed to audit security settings, remove pre-installed software, and block outbound telemetry data. It functions as an operating system security auditor and a telemetry blocker to restrict data transmission from third-party applications.
The project provides automated utilities for removing built-in applications and cloud services. It employs firewall rules and host file restrictions to prevent unauthorized information collection and stop data transmission to external servers.
The tool covers a broad range of system management capabilities, including registry-key manipulation, parameter-driven system hardening, and benchmark-based auditing to identify security gaps in the operating system.
Features
- Windows Privacy Configurations - Disables Windows telemetry, ads, and intrusive data collection to improve user privacy.
- Windows Bloatware Removals - Provides a CLI utility to uninstall pre-installed Windows applications and unwanted cloud services.
- Telemetry Blocking - Blocks native telemetry and analytics services using firewall and host file restrictions.
- Privacy Hardening Tools - Provides a comprehensive utility for auditing security settings and disabling telemetry on Windows.
- Windows Security Hardening - Applies configuration settings and policies to harden the Windows operating system against exploitation.
- System Configuration Auditing - Provides auditing of system configuration files and kernel parameters to identify security gaps and insecure settings.
- System Hardening - Modifies deep operating system parameters to reduce the attack surface and increase security posture.
- Telemetry Blockers - Prevents unauthorized data transmission from third-party applications using firewall and host file rules.
- System Registry Manipulation - Manipulates system registry keys to disable telemetry and change default privacy behaviors.
- Privacy Auditing - Analyzes system settings and device security to detect application trackers and privacy gaps.
- Privacy Managers - Manages and enforces privacy-related system configurations to restrict automated information collection.
- System Configuration Scripts - Executes automated configuration scripts to uninstall software and modify operating system settings.
- Compliance Security Audits - Scans system configurations against privacy benchmarks to identify security vulnerabilities.
- Firewall Rule Configurations - Automates the creation of firewall rules to block specific applications from communicating with external servers.
- Local Host File Management - Automates modifications to the system hosts file to redirect network requests to null addresses.
- Privacy Configuration Auditors - Provides a scanner that identifies insecure data collection settings by comparing configurations against privacy benchmarks.
