Google Ads Tests Global Site Tag With Automatic User Data Collection

Feb 8, 2022 - 7:21 am 1 by
Filed Under Google Ads

Google Ads Data Collect

Google Ads is testing a new feature for the global site tag that can be configured to automatically collect user data. Dario Zannoni spotted this and wrote on Twitter "Global Site Tag can now automatically collect the information that the user submits on the website (like email and telephone). This seems to provide the same result of Enhanced Conversions."

Here is the screen shot Dario shared:

click for full size

The global site tag, according to the help document, "works in unison with another piece of code, an event snippet or a phone snippet, to track your conversions." Google added "you can use the global site tag to track your Google Ads conversions. When you create a website conversion action in the new Google Ads experience, you’ll see a global site tag instead of the previous conversion tracking tag."

Dario said that "automatic data collection seems to be one further step to employ user provided data for tracking and attribution, with cookies going away." The automatic collection is only with Google Global Site Tag gtag.js, "so it is not available when using standard tag implementation via GTM," Google Tag Manager, Dario added.

That is as much as we know right now, George Nguyen covered this also at Search Engine Land.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google

Google AI Mode Shows Different Sources For The Same Query

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads To Update Its Political Content Policy

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Editor Version 2.10 Is Out With 20 New Features

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google

Google AI Mode Follow Up Questions With Suggestions

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google

Google Search Rolls Out AI Mode In India Without Labs

Jul 8, 2025 - 7:11 am
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 7, 2025

Jul 7, 2025 - 10:00 am
Previous Story: Google: CTAs Above The Fold Is Not Bad For Google Search Or SEO