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Ensure ‘Enable Translate’ is set to ‘Disabled’

Details

This setting enables Google translation services on Google Chrome.

The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled (0)

Rationale:

Content of internal web pages may be leaked to Google’s translation service.

Impact:

After disabling this feature Chrome contents of a web page are no longer sent to Google for translation.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via Group Policy, set the following UI path to Disabled:

Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesGoogleGoogle ChromeEnable Translate

Default Value:

Unset (Same as Enabled, but user can change)

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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