Google: New Technical Safety Center Launched in Germany

At its Technical Security Center Google will work until the end 2019 more than 200 engineers

Η Google today launches a Google Security Engineering Center (GSEC) in Munich Germany, thus creating a global hub for the development of privacy techniques, as well as for the research and development of relevant new products.

The number of engineers working on these issues will exceed 200 by the end of 2019. The Google Technical Security Center in Germany will work closely with privacy experts from all Google offices in Europe and worldwide, while GSEC products will be used worldwide.

Its CEO Google "We believe that privacy and security must be equally accessible to the whole world - which we achieve by creating products that provide everyone with clear and meaningful choices about their data," said Sudar Pizza.

"It is no coincidence," he added, "that we are setting up this hub for privacy in the heart of Europe and, in fact, in a country that reflects in many ways how Europeans think about online security and privacy." . "Many of our privacy products have been created in Munich - such as the Google Account, a central point from which you can control the privacy of your Google products."

At the same time, a € 10 million European Grants Fund (Google.org Impact Challenge on Safety) was announced today to support non-profit organizations, universities, academic research institutes, social enterprises and other specialist organizations across Europe, security issues, from how young people will be safe online to how hate crimes will be dealt with in local communities.

The Fund will offer grants of up to one million euros to selected applicants from across Europe. Starting in May, Google will be hosting events and seminars in European countries to partner with organizations and assist with their application process. Applications are already open and grant applications will be reviewed by a Council of European Experts.

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