Providing organisations with funds to help support the online safety efforts for children is one thing, we are also looking at expanding programs around internet literacy through our landmark program for kids,
Be Internet Awesome. Starting today, the program will launch in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa today. By working with our partners across the region to teach kids how to be safe, confident explorers of the online world.
“Be Internet Awesome” is designed to help children practice smart tactics for analysing and evaluating information, sharing media with caution, protecting and securing private data, and handling cyberbullying, for example.
Protecting you wherever you are
Online safety isn’t just for children, grown ups also need to be cautious online and how they interact with the web. Last year we launched a refreshed
Google Play Protect experience with built-in malware protection for Android devices. This has prevented more than 1.9 billion potentially harmful application installs from unknown sources since it was announced.
In August 2019, we made our
strongest security program more accessible by enabling you to use your
Android or
iOS phone as a security key instead of a standard physical security key that you need to carry around. You don’t need to be an expert in computer security to stay safe, which is why we have designed the best-in-class security features to keep you protected against evolving online threats wherever you are on Google and across the internet.
In 2019 we launched our
online safety roadshow and expanded our
Web Rangers club, enabling us to reach over 100,000 kids, parents and educators. We've also built products such as
Password Checkup, which scans hundreds of millions of passwords every day to warn you if your passwords have been compromised anywhere on the web. More than 100 million users have run the Password Checkup since we launched it in 2019.
Online safety is everybody’s concern. Celebrate Safer Internet Day with us through getting a
Security Checkup, or try our
Phishing Quiz. If you’re a parent, you could set digital ground rules for your children with
Family Link, or share your top tips online with the #SID2020 hashtag. At Google, we’re constantly building, developing and investing in tools and projects to help you and your family stay safe. To learn more about our resources to keep you and your family safe, please visit the
Google Safety Center.
Posted by
Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, Head, Brand & Reputation, Google Africa
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