macOS
TMA-MACOS-6.2.1
Ensure Protect Mail Activity in Mail Is Enabled
MediumLevel 2Manual reviewmacos
Description
Apple provides privacy protection that should be enabled for the mail app on macOS to reduce information collection from a user that receives email.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
GUI: Mail > Mail in the menu bar > Settings > Privacy > Verify that Protect Mail Activity is enabled.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
GUI: Mail > Mail in the menu bar > Settings > Privacy > Set Protect Mail Activity to enabled.
Properties
- Operating systems
- macos-26
- Tags
- macosapplications
- Reference
- CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0 - 6.2.1 Ensure Protect Mail Activity in Mail Is Enabled