Google will turn off location history for all users under 18 globally, without an option to turn it back on. — Relaxnews
Google on Tuesday unveiled a series of online safety measures for children including a private setting for videos uploaded by teens and safeguard for ads shown to users under 18.
The new features, which come amid heightened concerns about online child exploitation and safety at a time of growing Internet usage during the global pandemic, affect Google's YouTube video platform as well its online services such as search and Google Assistant.
"As kids and teens spend more time online, parents, educators, child safety and privacy experts, and policy makers are rightly concerned about how to keep them safe," said Google product and user experience director Mindy Brooks.
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