2.9 Ensure 'YouTube Watch History' is set to Disabled

Information

Disable storing YouTube Watch History to your account.

Note: This setting is applicable only for Google Pixel range of devices.

Rationale:

Turning on YouTube Watch History setting links and stores all your watched YouTube videos to your account from any device. Also, this influences the recommendations that you see on your YouTube homepage when you are logged-in and other YouTube video recommendations. This could be privacy-invasive and hence it is recommended to disable this setting.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Follow the below steps to disable YouTube Watch History setting:

* Tap System Settings Gear Icon.
* Scroll to Personal section.
* Tap Google.
* Tap Search & Now.
* Tap Accounts & Privacy.
* Tap Google Activity Controls.
* Toggle YouTube Watch History setting to Off position.

Impact:

You might not get personalized user experience.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1477

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b.

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: b3a4b555f3c570bcffae7ca467b5adc9e56e1b1bb16f14e3b61557be6e1e43ad