Detections
Analytics

1.1.28 Ensure 'Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity' is set to 'Enabled: Balanced (Blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)'

Information

This policy setting controls whether websites may track user's web-browsing activity.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled: Balanced (Blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized.

Rationale:

Allowing websites to track user web-browsing activity allows for sites to gather information which could be potentially harmful and used to target users and businesses.

Impact:

Content and ads will have minimal personalization and website may not function properly.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled: Balanced (Blocks harmful trackers and trackers from sites user has not visited; content and ads will be less personalized)

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Block tracking of users' web-browsing activity

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template MSEdge.admx/adml that can be downloaded from Microsoft here.

Default Value:

Not Configured.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3005

Item Details

References: CSCv7|5.1

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 29b3ee285276f14775f89c5f3c533be4435c570191d7999d1e8800ad17f7ccd2