Google To Set Up Safety Engineering Centre In India To Deal With Online Scams, Frauds, Security: All You Need To Know

Google's new facility will serve as a hub for collaboration, bringing together engineers, policy experts, government partners, and academia to address India’s digital safety challenges.

Google AI Overview will soon be available in languages like Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, and Marathi.

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Google For India: At today’s "Google for India" event, the Search Giant unveiled a series of significant announcements aimed at enhancing online safety, promoting financial inclusion, and improving user experience in India. The most notable of them is the setting up of a new safety engineering centre. Other top announcements include gold-backed loans on Google Pay and more regional language support on AI Overview.

You can catch the 'Google for India' event below:

New Google Safety Engineering Center

Google announced the establishment of a new Google Safety Engineering Centre, set to launch in 2025.

The centre will focus on protecting users from online threats such as scams and fraud, while also enhancing security for enterprises and government organisations.

This facility will serve as a hub for collaboration, bringing together engineers, policy experts, government partners, and academia to address India’s digital safety challenges.

We’re all set to launch in 2025
✨ a new Google Safety Engineering Centre in India ✨
which aims at
🔒 Protecting users from threats like online scams & frauds
🤝 Bolstering enterprise and government security
🚀 Advancing research and development

The Centre will bring together… pic.twitter.com/cUWYKTvvdX

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) October 3, 2024

AI Overview In More Regional Languages

Google is also rolling out AI Overviews in its search functionality, helping users quickly access diverse information with links to detailed Web pages.

This feature, which will soon be available in languages like Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, and Marathi, will allow users to explore topics ranging from cultural heritage to culinary origins more efficiently.

From searching how to identify kanchipattu sarees, to learning about the origin of misal pav and more…
AI Overviews on Search help you quickly find what you need, with links to referenced web pages to go deeper and help you access information and perspectives from a diverse… pic.twitter.com/thgWNK3Iqw

— Google India (@GoogleIndia) October 3, 2024

Enhanced Security Features For Android

As part of its ongoing commitment to user safety, Google revealed plans to pilot an Enhanced Fraud Protection feature within Google Play Protect. This tool will analyse and block the installation of risky apps from third-party sources that may request sensitive permissions, often exploited in financial scams.

This initiative further strengthens Android’s multi-layered security systems.

Gold-Backed Loans Now On Google Pay

In a push to mobilise India’s dormant assets, Google Pay now offers gold-backed loans, in collaboration with The Muthoot Group. With this new feature, consumers and merchants can access loans using gold as collateral, right from their smartphones.

The loans, which come with affordable interest rates, provide financial flexibility while ensuring security for lenders.

These announcements underline Google’s commitment to advancing technology that directly benefits Indian users and the broader economy.