Here’s how Google is helping to make the web safer for everyone

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February 5, 2018 4:55 PM

To mark Safer Internet Day 2018, Google and rolling out an interactive programme across Nigeria for students to teach them about internet safety.

To celebrate Safer Internet Day 2018 which holds annually on February 6, Google is collaborating with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), to organize an interactive programme for over 150 students from both public and private schools across Nigeria.

Today, on Safer Internet Day 2018, Google is urging users to check out its Safety Centre site, which contains information about the web - including tools from Google to help keep users and their family safe online.

Titi Akinsanmi who is Google’s Policy and Government Relations Manager disclosed that, “’This year’s event, themed ’Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you’, reflects our aim to train and inform active internet users in Nigeria about the dangers of online technologies and how users can keep themselves safe online.”

“Protecting online users is one of our top priorities this year, which is why we are partnering with necessary stakeholders to talk about simple steps that can be taken to help people stay safe and secure while surfing the web whether on a personal computer, tablet or smartphone.”

Google also urges users to take precautions like using longer passwords that are harder to decipher, keeping their passwords private and ignoring emails that have suspicious content.

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