You seem to have a problem with SafeSearch. Please disable it?
0It is appropriate that Google announce today, on Safer Internet Day, that starting in the coming months, a new SafeSearch setting will be enabled by default for all users. The new setting will automatically blur pornographic images on the Google search app. Users who don't already have SafeSearch enabled will see the filter as their new default.
According to Google, "SafeSearch helps hide explicit content on Search when it is enabled. The most pertinent search results—which might contain explicit content like violent image will be displayed when SafeSearch is disabled. Explicit material includes pornography, violence, and graphic blood and gore images. In other words, you shouldn't let your children watch this content, and you probably shouldn't watch them yourself if you have sensitive stomach.
If you're unsure of how your SafeSearch toggle is configured, open the Google app and tap your profile photo in the top right corner. You can then check the toggle setting by going to Settings - SafeSearch.
Soon, the blur filter will be enabled by default for everyone, even those who have the SafeSearch filter turned off. As a result, if a user encounters an explicit image in a search result—such as one depicting pornography, violence, or blood and guts—the image will be automatically blurred. The "view image" button will be available for those who want to see the image. The filter can be changed or disabled by users by clicking the "manage setting" button.
For instance, choosing the "filter" option under "manage settings" will blur explicit images, while choosing "off" will disable the filter and allow you to view the explicit images. Only Google search results will be supported by SafeSearch; other search engines, apps, and websites won't have their explicit images blocked or blurred. But children are the main focus here. Google turned on SafeSearch by default for users under the age of 18 starting in August 2021.
Making the blurring setting default for all users ensures that kids and teenagers who haven't signed into Google (meaning the filter might not be enabled even if they are under 18) aren't viewing explicit images. It also makes the new feature more apparent to people who were previously unaware of it. Once more, adults can disable the filter by following the aforementioned instructions if they prefer.
Additionally, even when SafeSearch is disabled, Google uses AI to help find these images to remove them in cases where the explicit content wasn't intended to be titillating or gory. Google did not specify a release date for the new blurring feature for Google search users. As of right now, it isn't on the Pixel 6 Pro running the most recent Android 13 QPR2 Beta.
Additionally, Google is securing its iOS app. More security is coming, even though it already gives iPhone users the option to use Incognito mode and delete the previous 15 minutes of Search history. IOS users will soon be able to set up Face ID to make sure that no one else can open the Google app on their phone and steal their data.
Google also revealed that in addition to Capital One cardholders, American Express cardholders will also use virtual cards that generate unique numbers for an online transaction. Your real credit card numbers are kept confidential by using virtual cards, which raises the level of security for online transactions.