FFOX-00-000014 - Background submission of information to Mozilla must be disabled.

Information

Firefox by default sends information about Firefox to Mozilla servers. There should be no background submission of technical and other information from DoD computers to Mozilla with portions posted publicly.

Solution

Windows group policy:
1. Open the group policy editor tool with 'gpedit.msc'.
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesMozillaFirefox
Policy Name: Disable Telemetry
Policy State: Enabled

macOS 'plist' file:
Add the following:
<key>DisableTelemetry</key>
<true/>

Linux 'policies.json' file:
Add the following in the policies section:
'DisableTelemetry': true

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MOZ_Firefox_V6R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-251558r879587_rule, STIG-ID|FFOX-00-000014, Vuln-ID|V-251558

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fa921172b3233f8de33b89d1a3d875c0ad0b7e9cde1ec11fa9098fee8ca0b8ac