Anonymized data collection must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-221597 | SRG-APP-000206 | DTBC-0066 | SV-221597r961083_rule | 2024-08-22 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Enable URL-keyed anonymized data collection in Google Chrome and prevent users from changing this setting. URL-keyed anonymized data collection sends URLs of pages the user visits to Google to make searches and browsing better. If you enable this policy, URL-keyed anonymized data collection is always active. If you disable this policy, URL-keyed anonymized data collection is never active. If this policy is left not set, URL-keyed anonymized data collection will be enabled but the user will be able to change it. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If "UrlKeyedAnonymizedDataCollectionEnabled" is not displayed under the “Policy Name” column or it is not set to "0" under the “Policy Value” column, this is a finding. Windows method: 1. Start regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ 3. If the “UrlKeyedAnonymizedDataCollectionEnabled" value name does not exist or its value data is not set to "0," this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Windows group policy: 1. Open the group policy editor tool with gpedit.msc 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\ Policy Name: Enable URL-keyed anonymized data collection Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: NA |