id: os_safari_advertising_privacy_protection_enable
title: Ensure Advertising Privacy Protection in Safari Is Enabled
discussion: |
  Allow privacy-preserving measurement of ad effectiveness _MUST_ be enabled in Safari.
references:
  nist:
    cce:
      macos_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      macos_26:
        - CCE-95283-8
      macos_15:
        - CCE-94280-5
      macos_14:
        - CCE-92876-2
  bzk:
    bio:
      - 8.12
      - 8.27
  cis:
    benchmark:
      macos_26:
        - 6.3.6 (level 1)
      macos_15:
        - 6.3.6 (level 1)
      macos_14:
        - 6.3.6 (level 1)
    controls_v8:
      - 9.1
platforms:
  macOS:
    '27.0': {}
    '26.0':
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1
        - name: cis_lvl2
        - name: nlmapgov_plus
    '15.0':
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1
        - name: cis_lvl2
        - name: nlmapgov_plus
    enforcement_info:
      check:
        shell: /usr/bin/profiles -P -o stdout | /usr/bin/grep -c '"WebKitPreferences.privateClickMeasurementEnabled" = 1' | /usr/bin/awk '{ if ($1 >= 1) {print "1"} else {print "0"}}'
        result:
          integer: 1
    introduced: '-1'
tags:
  - cisv8
mobileconfig_info:
  - PayloadType: com.apple.Safari
    PayloadContent:
      - WebKitPreferences.privateClickMeasurementEnabled: true
