This article is intended for administrators and end users who want to learn about what data is collected by this feature and how it’s processed by Google.
Use of this service is governed by Google’s Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy.
Tab compare summarizes information about products you’ve opened in your tabs using generative artificial intelligence (AI). It triggers proactively when comparable products are available.
To use this feature, users need to:
- Be using Chrome on desktop
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be in the United States
- Sign in and sync to Chrome with a Google Account
- Turn on Make searches and browsing better
Configure generative AI settings in your Admin console
Before you begin: To configure settings for a specific group of user accounts or enrolled Chrome browsers, put the users or browsers in an organizational unit or group.
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
Devices
Chrome
If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu
Chrome browser
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(Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how
Group settings override organizational units. Learn more
- Scroll to Generative AI.
- Click the setting you want to configure. Learn about each generative AI setting.
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Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.
To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).
Settings typically take effect in minutes, but can take up to 24 hours to apply for everyone.
Admin console—Default values
The following table lists the default policy state for various customer categories that meet the above criteria. These policies can be updated by administrators in the Google Admin console.
| Customer category | Default policy state |
|---|---|
|
Workspace Education |
Allow feature without improving AI models. |
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Chrome Enterprise cloud managed browsers |
Allow feature without improving AI models. |
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Third-party managed browsers |
Allow feature and improve AI models. |
| Consumers | Allow feature and improve AI models. |
Note: When the policy is set to send data to help improve Google’s AI models, this might include prompts, inputs, outputs, feedback, source materials, and related information, depending on the feature. Data can also be read by human reviewers, for the sole purpose of improving Google’s AI models.
Read TabCompareSettings for details on configuring policy states.
Data processed by this service
Note: The data collected might change based on the policy state.
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Data type/Category |
Policy values |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Titles and URLs for compared tabs |
0, 1 |
Tab URLs are used to fetch information about the products they contain. Tab titles are stored in the comparison table to identify products. |
Backpack 35L | ExampleStore https://example.com/store/backpack-35L |
|
User-submitted feedback |
0 |
Feedback provided through the up/down thumb shown at the bottom of the table. |
Whether the user clicked up vs. down thumb. Text feedback provided after a user clicks up/down thumb. |
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User usage information |
0, 1 |
Data related to how Chrome and its features are used. |
Latency to generate a table, number of columns in the table. |