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“My teammates made this change to prevent surprises in a shared device scenario,” Felt added.

In a Twitter thread posted by Adrienne Porter Felt, the manager of Google Chrome, Felt said that even through the icon visually tells you that you’re signed in, it does “NOT mean that Chrome is automatically sending your browsing history to your Google account!” she wrote. Now, it means that you’re just logged into a Google service somewhere. The icon to the upper right has historically meant that you were signed into Chrome. If it’s turned on, logging into Gmail or another Google service will sign you in everywhere. According to a blog post, Google will be adding a new toggle that allows users “to turn off linking web-based sign-in with browser-based sign-in.” Once it’s disabled, signing into a Google website will no longer automatically sign you into Chrome. Google has announced that the upcoming version 70 will change this behavior.

Those users received a rude surprise with Google 69, which also includes a new password manager to make it even stickier. Doing so allows you to enjoy benefits like sharing a browser history across multiple logged-in devices, but others refuse to do so to maintain a sense of privacy. After you install the Chrome browser, Google typically asks you to sign in with your Google account. Signing into Chrome can be done at any time, but typically occurs during the Chrome setup process.