According to Google, internet users in India today are more conscious about their online safety, internet giant Google India made an official statement on Wednesday as it rolled out several new features and resources designed to protect users online. Google India released some key interesting search trends of last year that point towards the demand of greater cyber security. The trends showed that in the past year there have been 20 per cent more searches for “change password” and 97 per cent more searches for “two-step verification”. Two-step verification is a process that requires more than just a password to sign into your Google account, such as a 6-digit code that is sent to your phone for more protection.
Google said that in the past year itself, there have been a whopping 591 per cent more searches for “how to track a lost phone”. So to ramp up the online security, Google is offering initiatives like simplifying security settings to making trustworthy messages easier to spot in Gmail. Google will also be driving multiple initiatives to spread awareness about online safety among Indian Internet users.
Sunita Mohanty, director, trust and safety, Google India said in a statement – With an increase in the number of users coming online and the rise in the penetration of smart phone users in India, we at Google are committed to offering users a safe Internet experience. We are adding five million new users a month taking the user base of connected Indians to 500 million online by 2018-2019. It’s more important now than ever before to ensure the data and profiles of these users is safe online.
While supporting Safer Internet Day, Google is also offering its users 2 GB of extra Google Drive storage on completion of the security check-up by February 11.
