The macOS system must disable sending Siri and Dictation information to Apple.

STIG ID: APPL-14-002210  |  SRG: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 |  Severity: medium |  CCI: CCI-000381 |  Vulnerability Id: V-259529

Vulnerability Discussion

The ability for Apple to store and review audio of Siri and Dictation
interactions must be disabled.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the
submission of Siri and Dictation information will mitigate the risk of unwanted data being sent to
Apple.

Check

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending Siri and Dictation information
to Apple with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.assistant.support')\
.objectForKey('Siri Data Sharing Opt-In Status').js
EOS

If the result is not "2", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable sending Siri and Dictation
information to Apple by installing the "com.apple.assistant.support" configuration profile.
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