Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

The macOS system must disable Personalized Advertising.

Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must disable Personalized Advertising.

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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Objective

V-268526

Rule

SV-268526r1034518_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APPL-15-002200

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable Personalized Advertising by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

STIG check 103 of 160 in the Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) STIG checklist

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