The macOS system must disable Personalized Advertising.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-277134 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-26-002200 | SV-277134r1148854_rule | 2026-02-11 | 1 |
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.
ℹ️ Check
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
Configure the macOS system to disable Personalized Advertising by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.