Tour of the Shield Web side panel
The side panel is Shield Web's home for transparency: it shows what Shield sees on the current tab, what has happened recently, and which of your organization's policies apply.
Opening the side panel
Click the Shield icon in the Chrome toolbar, then the Side Panel button in the popup header. The panel docks to the side of the browser window and stays visible while you browse.
The current-site banner
When the active tab is a recognized AI tool, a banner names the tool and its vendor with a status dot:
- Green dot — "Monitoring." Protection is active on this tab.
- Amber dot — "Reload the page to activate protection." The tab was open before you signed in or before an extension update; reload it once and the dot turns green. See the reload indicator explained.
On sites that are not recognized AI tools, no banner appears — there is nothing to monitor there.
Activity
The Activity tab lists recent events from your own browsing of AI tools — which service was used, the type of action, and its outcome. Until you visit an AI tool it simply reads "Activity events will appear here as you browse AI tools."
Policies
The Policies tab lists your organization's policies currently in effect for you, so you always know which rules apply before you paste anything into a chat window.
Tip: the header's refresh button re-checks the current tab and reloads both lists — useful right after your admin changed a policy.
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