Google wants to better protect children. Maybe even on YouTube

Google has officially announced several ways in which it wants to secure its own tools and applications better protection of children when moving on the Internet. And also in other people’s attempts to attack their accounts. An American company, for example, intends to block inappropriate ads, turn off location tracking automatically, or launch a convenience store on YouTube.

What’s up with Google?

• In the coming weeks, it will introduce new policies that will allow anyone under the age of 18, or their parents or legal guardian, to apply about removing your photos from the results Google Images Search.
• In the coming months, Google will turn on SafeSearch, which helps filter explicit content on Search, and will now be part of the default settings for current users who are already under the age of 18 and teens who are just creating a new account.
• Location history new will remain off (without the ability to turn it on) for all users under the age of 18.
• Google will launch a new safe section on Google Play that will offer parents apps that follow their family policies. Applications will have to as well communicate in more detail how they use the datathat collect.
• In the coming months, Google will block your ads from targeting people under the age of 18 based on their age, gender, or interests.
• Turns on YouTube break and convenience alerts and turns off autoplay for users under the age of 18.
• He also works to create fun and easy-to-understand materials for young people and their parents to help them better understand how Google handles data.

What do you say to the announced news?

Zdroj: TZ Google