The macOS system must disable personalized advertising.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259528 | APPL-14-002200 | SV-259528r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Ad tracking and targeted ads must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling ad tracking ensures that applications and advertisers are unable to track users' interests and deliver targeted advertisements. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259528r958478_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable personalized advertising with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowApplePersonalizedAdvertising').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63175r941205_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable personalized advertising by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.