online safety

Instagram, a Meta owned messaging platform has been reportedly working on developing a user safety feature which would protect users from receiving unsolicited…

Google announced a numbers of online safety measures in India on Thursday. The initiatives, as announced by Google India's Vice President and Country Head, Sanjay Gupta, aims at building a safer internet for everyone against cyber threats amid India's growing digital economy. The company introduced four key imperatives for the Indian users to prioritise cybersecurity skilling, invest in user awareness, and support local community organisations for digital safety training. Google India also announced grants worth $2…

Six out of 10 children aged between eight years to 12 years are subject to cyber risks online, shows a study by cybersecurity firm Surfshark. The number of cybercrimes against children is rising sharply each year and with the sudden rise in remote schooling, it surged by 144 percent in 2020, notes the report. One in two children face cyberbullying, and around one-third come across phishing or hacking. In the US, around 12 million children were exposed to cyber risks in the past three years. The report suggests that…