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Learn about how we are advancing AI safety with testing and standards.
Secure AI Framework
Learn about the core elements of our secure AI framework (SAIF).
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Android
Android's ML-powered security guards against threats and protects privacy.
Gmail
Gmail blocks threats and keeps your messages encrypted.
Nest
Nest keeps your data private with built-in security and automatic updates.
Assistant
Assistant protects your privacy, and puts you in control of your data.
Google Fi Wireless
Google Fi Wireless protects your connection for calls, streaming, and browsing.
Photos
Photos keeps your memories safe with built-in security and privacy tools.
Chrome
Chrome guards against threats with safety checks and real-time detection.
Google One
Google One protects your expanded storage with industry-leading cloud security.
Pixel
Pixel keeps you safer both online and in the physical world.
Family Link
Family Link helps parents set digital boundaries for their families.
Google Pay
Google Pay protects your payments and keeps your personal information safe.
Search
Google Search encrypts your searches, protects your data, and blocks threats.
Google Health
Google Health protects your health and wellness data and provides easy-to-use privacy settings.
Maps
Maps gives you privacy with Incognito mode and location history settings.
YouTube
YouTube protects your data with privacy tools and personalized viewing controls.
Gemini
Gemini blocks harmful content and provides easy access to your privacy settings.
Meet
Meet makes video calls safer with encryption and smart meeting management tools.
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Taking on privacy & security engineering in Munich
GSEC Munich is Google’s global hub of privacy and security engineering in the heart of Europe. Established in 2019, it’s where 300+ dedicated engineers work to create products and tools that will help keep people everywhere safe online, and their information private and secure.
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GSEC Munich develops products and tools that help keep millions of people safer online. These easy-to-use controls, built-in protection and open source technologies are designed to make best-in-class privacy and security equally available to all.
GOOGLE ACCOUNT
Easy-to-use settings and controls
The Google Account helps you manage your info, privacy, and security to make Google work better for you across different products. Here you can find key transparency and control tools, like My Activity, which give you transparency over data collected from your activity across Google services.
You also find easy-to-use tools like the Privacy Checkup and the Security Checkup, which guide you through the most important privacy and security options. Controls like Activity Controls and Ad Settings allow you to decide what data is used to personalize your experience, so all of Google can work better for you.
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PASSWORD MANAGER
A safer way to manage your passwords
Our Password Manager, built directly into Chrome, Android and Chrome on iOS, is a safer way to protect all your accounts online. Your saved passwords are protected 24/7 by Google’s automated defenses and we’ll tell you if we find a site or app you’ve saved a password for has been compromised. Also, when signing up for a new site or app, Password Manager can automatically generate a unique complex password and at your next login it’s auto-filled for you.
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Meet the people behind GSEC Munich
Based in Munich but coming from Germany and beyond, GSEC Munich’s 300+ engineers work towards a safer internet for the whole world.
“At GSEC Munich, we develop privacy and security products and services for Google that serve users across the globe.”
Dr. Wieland Holfelder
Vice President Engineering and Site Lead Google Engineering Center Munich
“It’s your data - and you should be able to control how it’s used. That’s why we work hard to build transparency and control into our products.”
Janina Voigt
Engineering Director
“When you engineer for billions, data governance and privacy cannot be an afterthought - it must be deeply integrated into your architecture and development lifecycle.”
Thorsten Biermann
Software Engineering Manager
“We want users to be in control of their online privacy and security without them having to worry about it. Users want to browse the internet, and we need to provide them with safe and reasonable default settings when they do so.”
Jochen Eisinger
Director of Engineering
“Best-in-class privacy and security should be available to everyone. Through our partnerships we want to ensure we are listening to a range of perspectives to understand and tackle the complex safety challenges of the future”
Stefano Reccia
Partnerships Lead GSEC Munich
“At GSEC Munich, we open our doors to listen, collaborate, and develop because true digital trust isn’t engineered in secret, it’s forged together in the heart of Bavaria”
Jessica Schäfer
External Engagement Lead
“To build a safer internet, we must first understand people who use it. In Munich, we turn user insights into technical safeguards that protect billions.”
Anja Dinhopl
Director UX Research
Behind the scenes at the Google Safety Engineering Center
We speak to users around the world to understand their concerns about internet safety. We give our team of engineers space, inspiration and support to develop next-generation solutions to help improve safety online.
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The future of privacy and
security, built at GSEC Munich
As part of our mission to build a safer, more trusted internet, Google's experts in Munich are working on technologies to change the future of internet safety for the better. Find out about some of the most exciting developments here.
GSEC Munich
A future without passwords is nearly here, find out what it means for you
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