Google has an option for searching termed as safe search. This will give you the option to select the age rating of the search results. You’re able to refine search results for:
- Web
- Images
- Videos
- And books
Sexually explicit content will be avoided with safe search. Please be aware that filter is not 100 percent accurate but safe search will help to avoid unwanted materials to a large extent.
Below are some tips for Safe Search
- You could result from Google sometimes regarding some websites which you could find offensive. If this is the case, just click on the link at the top, right beneath the search bar and then select settings.
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- A safe search on/off link should pop up at the top of the search settings screen. Activate safe search link by clicking on it, safe search can also be locked by selecting this option too.
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- If safe search is not activated then there will be no filter, different pages will be displayed irrespective of content. Furthermore, safe search can also be deactivated via the setting link at the top of the page in case you change your mind.
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- The next time you use Google search, your browser should the settings by default after the previous search. You must log into your Google account to ensure that the safe search settings remain the same.
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Instant Updates
Google will provide additional information that is relevant to your subject based on your search results. There was a search for basketball team and the results also come with latest fixtures and results. There are downward pointing arrow for specific search results at the end of the web link, click to show these.
Cached: Google takes snapshots by crawling through webpages, if you click on a cached it will show you what the page looks like and the last time it was indexed by Google. If a site was not indexed by Google or content isn’t cached there will be no cached link. If you click on a similar cached it will show you other websites that are related to your results.
In Conclusion
Protecting one’s data should be everybody’s priority if you are online, it’ s much easier for data to be compromised in the digital world. This is one of the downsides of digitising our world, ensuring that we have adequate security measure in place is the way forward.
