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Disable Data Synchronization to Google

An XCCDF Rule

Description

SyncDisabled to true in the Chromium policy file.

Rationale

Google Sync is used to sync information between different user devices, this data is then stored on Google owned servers. The synced data may consist of information such as email, calendars, viewing history, etc. This feature must be disabled because the organization does not have control over the servers the data is stored on.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_chromium_disable_google_sync
Severity
Unknown
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

if ! grep -q SyncDisabled /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome_stig_policy.json; then
   sed -i -e '/{/a \  "'SyncDisabled'": 'true',' /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome_stig_policy.json
else
   sed -i -e 's/\"'SyncDisabled'.*/\"'SyncDisabled'\": 'true',/g' /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome_stig_policy.json
fi