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← Back to Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

V-259528

CAT II (Medium)

The macOS system must disable personalized advertising.

Rule ID

SV-259528r958478_rule

STIG

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

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.

Check Content

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

Configure the macOS system to disable personalized advertising by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.