Global Positioning System (GPS) must be disabled unless required and approved by the organization.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36767	WN08-MO-000011	SV-48450r2_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
GPS may provide sensitive location information through various applications and embedded meta-data.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-45113r1_chk )
Verify GPS is turned off unless approved by the organization. View status in device manager or GPS management application. If GPS is not approved or disabled, this is a finding. If the system does not have GPS, this is not applicable.

Fix Text (F-41578r1_fix)
Disable GPS in device manager if not organizationally approved.