The macOS system must disable sending audio recordings and transcripts to Apple.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269096	APPL-15-002023	SV-269096r1034785_rule		Medium

Description

The ability for Apple to store and review audio recordings and transcripts of vocal shortcuts and voice control interactions must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the submission of this information will mitigate the risk of unwanted data being sent to Apple.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-73126r1034782_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending audio recordings and transcripts with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.Accessibility')\
.objectForKey('AXSAudioDonationSiriImprovementEnabled').js
EOS

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73027r1034783_fix)

Configure the macOS system to disable sending audio recordings and transcripts by installing the "com.apple.accessibility" configuration profile.