Hi all, I want to share more info about recent changes to Chrome sign-in. Chrome desktop now tells you that you're "signed in" whenever you're signed in to a Google website. This does NOT mean that Chrome is automatically sending your browsing history to your Google account! 1/

In the new version of Chrome: when you sign in or out of a Google website, Chrome UI shows your sign-in status in the top right corner. 2/

My teammates made this change to prevent surprises in a shared device scenario. In the past, people would sometimes sign out of the content area and think that meant they were no longer signed into Chrome, which could cause problems on a shared device. 3/

The new UI clearly reminds you whenever you're logged in to a Google account. Plus, you now only need to sign out in one place before you share your computer with someone else. 4/

If you want to turn on Sync, it's an additional step after you're signed in. Sync uploads your browsing history to Google so you can access it across devices. Sign-in by itself does NOT do that. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/185277?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en … 5/

To reiterate, signing in does NOT turn on Chrome Sync. The Chrome Help Center https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/185277?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en … and Chrome White Paper https://www.google.com/chrome/privacy/whitepaper.html … have up-to-date details about this change. My colleagues are updating the Chrome privacy notice ASAP to make this more clear 6/6

FYI the chrome privacy notice has now been updated https://www.google.com/chrome/privacy

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