Privacy Protector 1.6.7

Important

Recently some mods with malware have been released so I take the time to shamelessly bump this download.

There is at least one tiny clone of this mod available, named 'ModGuard'. It can be as far as I can tell easily be bypassed. Unfortunately it also tries to add security by obscurity. Be aware of such clones.

I have my mods on
* GitHub: https://github.com/Oops19/TS4-PrivacyProtector

* MTS https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=667430 - staff took it offline for now 🤢

Installation
Extract the zip file to 'The Sims 4', it will create two folders 'mod_documentation' and 'Mods' (which does likely already exist) with content.

This mod injects into many Python functions which are used by malware and trackers and blocks them.

If mods call very questionable methods to access the internet or start programs these will be blocked. This is compliant to the EA privacy TOS while it may interfere with or disrupt other mods. There should be no such mods in your Mods folder and if you find one you can be quite certain that it is not a False Positive as I tested many mods.
Authors who use trackers and/or spread malware may be able to explain why they violate the EA TOS.

This mod shows an orange message box if it blocked unusual behavior of other mods. That's it. In the log file (The Sims 4/mod_logs/Privacy-Protector.txt) is a full stack trace with the calling mod / method. If you get one popup you may really want to inspect the log file.
If you need help reading the stack trace post it here after removing all sensitive information, if any. Of course one should still see the stack trace, otherwise it may be hard to help.
 

The full description can be found on github.com/Oops19/TS4-PrivacyProtectorgithub.com
You may want to read it in case the scanner or the protector reports something.