Non-Google search outside SafeSearch

How common it is: not established.

Detection

Search/browsing history shows queries through another search product while SafeSearch itself remains correctly locked.

Fix (technical)

Google states that SafeSearch filters Google Search results. Family Link can lock SafeSearch for a supervised Google account, but parents requiring broader filtering need a separate web-content contro…

Fix (relational)

Explain what SafeSearch can and cannot do. A child who discovers the boundary has not necessarily defeated a security feature; the feature was narrower than the household expectation.

Residual risk

No search filter prevents direct navigation to a known URL, content inside apps, or material provided by another person.

Sources

  • google-safesearch