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APPL-15-002024 - The macOS system must disable sending search data from Spotlight to Apple.

Information

Sending data to Apple to help improve search must be disabled.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the submission of search data will mitigate the risk of unwanted data being sent to Apple.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable sending search data from Spotlight by installing the "com.apple.assistant.support" configuration profile.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_15_V1R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-269566r1131216_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002024, Vuln-ID|V-269566

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1861ca62bed8a73c49290c12ae6577d39a2618708da40a82f6ed229377aca4fd