Peter Steinberger 7/29/2025

Logging Privacy Shenanigans

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This technical article details the privacy redaction in macOS's unified logging system, which hides dynamic values like usernames and IDs as <private>. It explains why this happens, debunks old solutions, and provides a working method to disable redaction for debugging by placing plist files in /Library/Preferences/Logging/Subsystems/ or using a configuration profile.

Logging Privacy Shenanigans

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