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Google Chrome\u2019s latest update, version 73<\/a>, has started showing up a strange new message when users open the main settings menu <\/strong>by clicking the three vertical dots icon found in the top right of the of the browser. At the bottom of the settings menu, many users are reporting seeing a message saying, \u201cManaged by your organization.\u201d<\/strong> Let\u2019s have a look at what this message means, particularly for personal users who aren\u2019t a part of any organizations.<\/p>\n Google Chrome 73 marks the first version of Google\u2019s illustrious web browser that communicates Chrome\u2019s policy management system. According to the Chrome help pages<\/a>, Chrome policies can be set at the user level and apply whenever that particular user logs in to Chrome. They are the definitions that your particular version of Chrome works within whenever you\u2019re using it.<\/p>\n Policy selection is normally a network admin level issue, which means personal users won\u2019t be familiar with it. Chrome 73, however, changes all this as now, whenever Chrome detects a policy in the registry, it will show the “Managed by your organization” message in the settings menu. If you don\u2019t see the message, you either don\u2019t have any policies registered or you don\u2019t have the latest version of Chrome.<\/strong> To see which version of Chrome you have open the settings<\/strong> menu, hover the cursor over Help<\/strong>, and then click About Google Chrome.<\/strong><\/p>\n If this all sounds a little confusing, don\u2019t worry. As well as administrators, Chrome policies can also be configured by software, which is why you might have one even without knowing where it came from. Most of these policies are harmless. I have one relating to Chrome extensions, which is why I see the Managed by your organization message.<\/p>\n The problem, however, is that malware can also register policies to execute malicious commands when you use Chrome.<\/strong> As Bleeping Computer pointed out<\/a>, malware could install a malicious extension, which could cause you any number of problems and security issues.<\/p>\n The 7 security tips you really need to know<\/p>\r\n Read now<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n This means that when you see the message, you shouldn\u2019t automatically disregard it. Google has said that there is nothing to worry about when we see these messages<\/a>, but it is also worth noting that Google also says it is worth checking on the policies you have registered with Chrome, should you see the message. To do this you need to open Chrome and type chrome:\/\/policy<\/strong> into the omnibox. Doing this will open the Chrome Policies tab where you\u2019ll be able to see all policies registered with your personal version of Google Chrome.<\/p>\nThe new ‘managed by your organization’ message is all about policy management<\/h2>\n
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