Privacy
Google announces new privacy features
The Logo of Google on the facade of the headquarters of the parent company, Alphabet, in Mountain View. Photo: Jeff Chiu / AP / dpa
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Google’s developer conference I / O is only online because of the corona pandemic. The news presentation will take place on a small stage and will be broadcast online.
Google has introduced new features to protect privacy in its services at the start of its developer conference. This includes the possibility to delete the search query history of the past 15 minutes.
In addition, you will be able to set up individual folders with password protection in the photo app-for example, for taking documents.
The Internet group is hosting Google I/O in an online format this year in light of the corona pandemic. Unlike many other events of this kind, the presentation is not recorded, but was broadcast live on Tuesday from a small stage on the premises of the company headquarters. Some Google employees caused applause from a safe distance and with masks as spectators.
Google placed a particular focus on advances in the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Thus, the software “Lamda” was introduced, which can have a conversation with a human being. The answers are not predetermined, but are generated by the program on the basis of existing information, stressed Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Google presented two examples of a dialogue: the software first took on the role of the planet Pluto and then of a paper plane. She answered questions about whether there were already visitors on the planet or how far the paper plane could fly.
The Dialog technology is still being researched, but over time it should be incorporated into various products such as the voice assistant Google Assistant, Pichai said.
In the coming weeks, the developer conferences of Facebook and Apple will follow, also in an online format. For the tech giants, the annual events are traditionally an important opportunity to give an insight into their strategy. Usually, thousands of Software developers and journalists come to Silicon Valley. In view of the corona pandemic, the companies are now forced to switch to online events for the second year in a row.
