[bcab] Re: Search on Google query

hi Derek.  Safe search is on by default and just means it is a moderated search 
from which offensive
websites are excluded.  Quote from Google below.

SafeSearch filtering

Many users prefer not to have adult sites included in search results 
(especially if kids use the
same computer). Google's SafeSearch screens for sites that contain explicit 
sexual content and
deletes them from your search results. No filter is 100 percent accurate, but 
SafeSearch should
eliminate most inappropriate material.

You can choose from among three SafeSearch settings:

Moderate filtering - excludes most explicit images from Google Image Search 
results but doesn't
filter ordinary web search results. This is your default SafeSearch setting; 
you'll receive moderate
filtering unless you change it.

Strict filtering  - applies SafeSearch filtering to all your search results 
(i.e. both image search
and ordinary web search).

No filtering, as you've probably figured out, turns off SafeSearch filtering 
completely.

You can also adjust your SafeSearch settings on the Advanced Search or the 
Advanced Image Search
pages on a per search basis.

We do our best to keep SafeSearch as up-to-date and comprehensive as possible, 
but inappropriate
sites will sometimes slip through the cracks. If you have SafeSearch activated 
and still find
websites containing offensive content in your results, please visit our webpage 
removal request tool
to tell us about the site or image you found.
For more pointers on keeping your family safe on the web, please read Google's 
Tips for Online
Safety.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/familysafety/

HTH - Leon Gilbert


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Derek Hornby
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 11:13 AM
Subject: [bcab] Search on Google query


Hi All
What does "safe" mean  when using Google?
When I do  a search, I often get the word "safe"

Does it mean the link goes to a site that has no images pictures
Or does it mean there is no virus  detected on the site?
Is this a windows  message  or Google?


Thanks
Regards, Derek

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