It says "Managed by your organization." every time you click the menu button. It's even in a different background color and bigger margins.
If you click it, it says "Your administrator can change your browser setup remotely. Activity on this device may also be managed outside of Chromium. Learn more"
I made the policy myself and copied it myself. The remote part is purely conjecture on part of Google. The second part about further management also feels out of place.
Then on every setting that's been changed by policy there's a building icon that says "This setting has been changed by your administrator." That's probably the only message that needs to be there.
On its own it seems innocent and useful, but compare this to the number of steps you have to take to eg.: delete Google cookies.
> The remote part is purely conjecture on part of Google
Accurate conjecture nonetheless. If a 3rd party has dropped a managed policy file onto your install, it's reasonable to assume they can drop an updated one which does all the scary stuff at any time. It's a waste of effort for Chrome to parse the current profile when the mere presence of one can compromise security.
More along the lines of "printer on fire" due to the perceived urgency. But yes, this message follows in a long tradition of make-the-message-as-scary-as-possible going back literally decades.
It says "Managed by your organization." every time you click the menu button. It's even in a different background color and bigger margins.
If you click it, it says "Your administrator can change your browser setup remotely. Activity on this device may also be managed outside of Chromium. Learn more"
I made the policy myself and copied it myself. The remote part is purely conjecture on part of Google. The second part about further management also feels out of place.
Then on every setting that's been changed by policy there's a building icon that says "This setting has been changed by your administrator." That's probably the only message that needs to be there.
On its own it seems innocent and useful, but compare this to the number of steps you have to take to eg.: delete Google cookies.