Last Update: February 08, 2023, 18:42 IST
Search is getting more security tools
Search is a huge part of Google’s userbase and the company is looking to introduce a wide range of security tools to the product.
Google is going to make a big change in the search for people looking for images in the coming months. The search giant has confirmed that all explicit images appearing in search results will be blurred by default. Pornography refers to basically any scene that contains gore, obscene or graphic violence and Google says that search won’t be showing them in full detail very soon.
Google is rolling out this option this week as a part of its Safer Internet Day initiative. The company says that having this by default is to ensure that users of all ages are not exposed to explicit images on the internet.
The blur option is activated by default under the SafeSearch filtering method, and even if you don’t enable it, Google will automatically start blurring these visuals for everyone. Google shared the news about this feature through a blog post earlier this week.
Google keeps on bringing different security tools every year which it claims to protect millions of internet users.
The company has also devised ways to prevent cyber fraud in countries like India, where you can easily misuse the understanding of digital payments and hack into the bank accounts of innocent victims. Child abuse is a major concern in countries such as the US where laws punish companies for negligence towards child protection.
Google is also keen to enter the AI chatbot battle, for which it has this week announced Bard, a ChatGPT rival in the market. Google is also holding an AI event on February 8 where we can hear more about this product and other improvements that Google can bring to its products like Search, Maps and more. Microsoft has already used its partnership with OpenAI to offer ChatGPT on the Bing and Microsoft Edge web browsers, which are available worldwide.
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