Monday, December 26, 2011

Google Good to Know : Everything You Need about Staying Safe Online

Google Good to Know is a great resource for educators. It offers free tips on online safety and how your data are managed in the cloud. I consider Google Good to Know as an important website that educators need to access and share with their students. I am also adding it to the List of Internet Safety Tips Parents and Teachers need to be aware of.

Google Good to Know covers four areas. They are:

1- Stay Safe Online




 stay safe online




In this section, you will find tips and advice for staying more secure on the web. Among the topics you can learn about here are : Passwords, Phishing, Malware, Secure Sites, Safe Networks, Mobile security, family safety, shopping saefty, signing out of public computers and Googles security tools.

Watch this video to learn more




2- Your Data on The Web




your data on the web




In this part, you will learn how web sites store cookies and get to know your preferences. You will also learn about IP Address and accounts.


3- Your Data on Google


your data on google




Here you will be able to have an idea of how Google deals with your data and personal information. You will read about topics such as Search logs, Advertising, Google accounts and web history, Google producs and privacy, Making search more relevant, making search faster , and helping  society.

Watch this video to learn more





4- Manage your Data


 manage your data



This section offers an " overview of some of the ways that you can manage what you share online, with Google and with others. We offer a collection of privacy tools, the most popular of which are described in this section."

Head over to Google Good to Know to learn more.

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