Trackpad Wizard / Privacy / 2026-09-03
Experiments stay on your Mac unless you export them.
These notes describe the current 0.3.0 (Build 4) implementation. They will be revised if the app's storage, network or distribution behavior changes.
Touch and haptic data remain local
Touch frames, mappings and actuator statistics are processed and stored on the Mac. Data leaves the app only when the user explicitly exports a touch session or haptic pattern.
Bluetooth addresses, serial-like values and private actuator identifiers are not displayed or included in exports. Statistics use a local pseudonymous trackpad identifier rather than publishing hardware identity.
Permission is tied to an action
Trackpad Wizard does not request Accessibility during initialization or before the main window appears. Access is requested only from the visible Request Access action and is needed for keyboard-shortcut injection or the optional process-scoped system-gesture filter.
Touch inspection, device diagnostics, haptic playback and vibration statistics do not require Accessibility. Enhanced Mode is off after every launch and its private runtimes load only while an enabled experiment needs them.
Update checks use GitHub Releases
The app can check the project's public GitHub Releases manually or once per day when automatic checks are enabled. Automatic download is a separate preference. A downloaded DMG is checked against the release's published SHA-256 value before macOS is asked to open it.
The current application source contains no analytics or touch-data upload. The JasonStu Apps website likewise contains no analytics, advertising, session replay or third-party script.