Privacy and Security

Open Security and Privacy preferences

Opens the deep link into Privacy and Security settings on iOS and the Security pane on macOS. Options include controls for Location Services and Tracking, plus others like Local Network, Nearby Interactions, Microphone and Speech Recognition, and Research Sensor and Usage Data. Also includes Safety Check, Sensitive Content Warning, Analytics and Improvements, Apple Advertising, App Privacy Report, and Lockdown Mode.

Actions Used

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Control Flow, Scripting

Stop shortcut

Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Security%20and%20Privacy%20preferences

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Security%20and%20Privacy%20preferences

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open Security and Privacy preferences” end tell

Membership

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