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APPL-26-002024 The macOS system must disable sending search data from Spotlight to Apple.

DISA STIG library V1R4
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to CM-7 via CCI-000381

Title

The macOS system must disable sending search data from Spotlight to Apple.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending search data from Spotlight with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.assistant.support')\ .objectForKey('Search Queries Data Sharing Status').js EOS If the result is not "2", this is a finding.

Discussion

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.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

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