How can I block Google Explore in my organization?

Description

Google Explore is a built-in application interface that monitors what you type and responds with related, on-the-fly content. It was introduced in the fall of 2016 and is available for Google Docs. Although this is a helpful feature, some organizations may wish to turn off the Google Explore feature. By implementing the solution below organizations can block the Google Explore feature while allowing access to Google Docs.

Resolution

  1. Create a HTTP URI Content partial match object by navigating toĀ Manage | Objects | Match Objects | Add. Add the following two pieces of content to the match object:
    1. ā€œ/explore/ā€
    2. "/picker/v2/query?origin=https://docs.google.com"
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  2. Create a FQDN for docs.google.com (since we only want to drop traffic going to this URL and not other websites). Navigate to Manage | Objects | Address Objects | Add.
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This will block the explore web search and images option as shown below:

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