3.8 Ensure 'Enable Translate' is set to 'Disabled'

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Information

Content of internal web pages may be leaked to Google's translation service.
Rationale:
Content of internal web pages may be leaked to Google's translation service.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via Group Policy, set the following UI path to Disabled:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Enable Translate
Impact:
After disabling this feature Chrome contents of a web page are no longer sent to Google for translation.
Default Value:
Enabled.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2385

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CSCv7|13

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 5e98624788eccc07491b44b70524a58a6b89eafbd42916f3b5e9b5f3acc6231b