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
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 |
Do not allow. |
| Chrome Enterprise cloud managed browsers |
Allow feature without improving AI models. |
|
Third-party managed browsers |
Allow feature and improve AI models. |
|
Consumers |
Allow feature and improve AI models. |
Note: When the policy is set to improve AI models, the data used may include prompts, inputs, outputs, feedback, source materials, and related information, depending on the feature. It may 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.
|
Data type / Category |
Policy values |
Description |
Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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. |
|
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. |