Google's Heather Adkins on Safe Internet Practices
Heather Adkins, Google's VP of Engineering, emphasizes crucial steps for online safety: strong passwords, two-factor authentication, and software updates. She advises skepticism towards unexpected messages. Google aims at securing devices by default and enhancing access to generative AI, while ensuring user safety remains a priority.
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Heather Adkins, Google's Vice President of Engineering, urged users to fortify their online presence through strong passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, and consistently updating software. Speaking to ANI during an event revealing Google's safety charter for India's AI transformation, Adkins advised against using predictable passwords like birth dates.
Adkins encouraged vigilance regarding online communications, even those from known contacts, advising users to verify unexpected messages or links. She stressed Google's ongoing efforts to develop technology that inherently protects users, aiming for devices to offer security by default and notify users of any threats.
Focusing on India's digital landscape, Adkins highlighted technology's role in bridging connections and opportunities. She discussed Google's initiatives in making generative AI accessible worldwide, with necessary constraints, such as YouTube for kids, to ensure safety while enhancing career and educational opportunities.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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