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Safety and Security

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45 minutes
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Strengthen your digital safety with 2-step verification, password protection and a range of tools to help both freelance journalists and those working within small, medium and large news organizations.
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Project Shield: Defend against digital censorship.

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A free tool to protect your site from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
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2-Step Verification: Stronger security for your Google account.

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Add an extra layer of protection beyond your password.
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Password Alert: Protect yourself from password theft.

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This simple Chrome extension is your first line of defense.
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Advanced Protection

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The strongest security for your Google account.
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Video: Keeping journalists safe online

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Enhance your online safety as a journalist with best practices and tools from Google.
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    Verification: Google Image Search
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    Find visually similar images.
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    Google Historical Imagery: Google Earth Pro, Maps and Timelapse
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    Find out where a photo was taken and when it was uploaded.
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    Google News Archive: Access the past.
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    Discover historical digital publications and scanned newspapers.
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    Google Translate: Verify content in 100+ languages.
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    Interpret descriptions, uploader information and place names.
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    Google Sheets: Scraping data from the internet
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    Build your own data sets using Google Sheets.
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    Google Translate: Translations on-the-go.
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    Speak the language just about anywhere in the world.
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    Reverse Image Search: Verifying photos.
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    Find photographs and uncover their backstories.
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