Chrome Profile Warning : Your organization will manage this profile

Introduction

When logging into a Chrome Browser using their ualberta.ca account clients are seeing a Pop-Up window informing them that their Google profile is managed by the University of Alberta.

Applicability

This article is for any user who receives the Chrome Profile warning when logging into their Profile in a Chrome Browser using their CCID.

Workaround Solution

Symptoms

Clients receive a pop-up in Google Chrome when they sign in to their Chrome Profile Google that states:

Your organization will manage this profile

This account ([CCID]@ualberta.ca) is managed by ualberta.ca

You’re adding a managed profile to this browser. Your administrator has control over the profile and can access its data. Bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings can be synced to your account and managed by your administrator.

Cause

Google's information about the update says:

"Chrome 102 brings better separation between personal and enterprise-managed data. When the user signs into a managed account, they will have the option to either keep existing browsing data separate, or merge it with the managed account. By default, the data is kept separate, so a new profile will be created. Or, if they choose, they can merge the existing profile into the managed account. This prevents inadvertent sharing of personal data with work accounts. The ManagedAccountsSigninRestriction policy can be used to hide the checkbox altogether, allowing admins to force users to create a separate work profile."

Resolution

To prevent the pop-up notice from appearing every time you log into your ualberta.ca Google account in Google Chrome, choose one of the following resolutions:

If you want to sync your Chrome profile across multiple devices, turn on sync
- When sync is on, and you are signed into Chrome, this pop-up will no longer appear
- Learn how to turn on Chrome profile sync

If you don't want to sync your Chrome profile across multiple devices, turn off sync
- When sync is off, and you are signed into Chrome, this pop-up will no longer appear
- Learn how to turn off Chrome profile sync

If you don't want to sign into a Chrome profile at all, the only way to do this is to use Guest mode every time you browse
- However, you will need to sign in every time you use Chrome
- Learn how to use Guest mode in Google Chrome

Important Related Information

It is important to note that while the University of Alberta's System Administrators and Domain Managers do have the ability to access the data held within a user's account this is not something that is done without just cause and following Section 15 of the University's Information Technology Use and Management Policy. For further information on this and other related policies, clients can visit the University's Information Security site or email the Chief Information Security Officer at ciso@ualberta.ca.