Why am I receiving a pop-up in Chrome when I sign in to my NC State Google account?
The message states:
- Your organization will manage this profile
- This account (user@ncsu.edu) is managed by ncsu.edu
- 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.
| Important: NC State University does NOT view or manage bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, or any other information stored in your Chrome profile. |
What causes the issue?
Google's release of Chrome version 102 included changes that allowed for a clearer separation of personal and enterprise (ncsu.edu) profiles. This allowed users to switch between profiles and possess separate sets of data (bookmarks, history, etc.) if they chose to use Chrome sync.
To Prevent the Pop-Up Notice
- If you want to sync your Chrome profile across multiple devices, turn on sync
- When sync is on, and you are signed in to 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 in to Chrome, this pop-up will no longer appear
- Learn how to turn off Chrome profile sync
- If you don't want to sign in to 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
The information in this article was borrowed, with permission, from the University of Michigan support site