After a year of pandemic-driven technological acceleration and high-profile security threats, this work has gained greater urgency. Google automatically blocks more than 100 million phishing attempts every day; Google Photos encrypts 4 billion photos, and Google Play Protect performs security scans on 100 billion installed applications.
“We check 900 million passwords every day and automatically protect more than 4 billion devices with our Safe Browsing technology,” they write from Mountain View. However, a key part of making the web safer is teaching good digital habits. And Google has partnered with experts and educators to help people set boundaries and use technology in a way that’s right for them and their families.
A virtual journey through the galaxies
The idea of “Space Shelter” is to make learning safety online an adventure, with fluid graphics, a soundtrack and a nice sound design. Players (users) will select an avatar from a series of characters and then have to go through a series of five mini-games before finally docking at their destination: the “Space Shelter” base.
All the while, they will discover the elements that make an account secure online, from using a password manager to understanding multi-factor authentication and privacy settings. Doing good, playing The launch of Space Shelter is the beginning of this union, but it is not the end: Google will make a contribution to support TechSoup, a non-profit organization that supports non-profit organizations, charities and libraries, providing access to donations and discounts on software, hardware and services.
TechSoup will manage a series of nine training sessions on privacy and security topics for NGOs in all countries where this project will be launched, with the aim of training 3,000 NGOs.