Google India announces winners for Web Rangers India contest!

Indian teens showcase their creativity with tips to stay safe online

In an effort to promote a safer Internet experience for young users across the country, Google India today announced the winners of the Web Rangers India contest. The competition witnessed hundreds of entries across schools in the form of sketches, videos and apps and were judged on creativity, reach and impact. The top 5 winners of the competition are Mavika Boyini from Hyderabad, Vaidehi Reddy from Pune, Kanish Chugh from Ghaziabad, Raviteja Anumukonda and Neya Saravanarajan from Chennai.

Launched in 2014, Google Web Rangers is an initiative by Google to empower teens and encourage them to promote the safe use of the Internet among their peers.The program further introduced the Web Rangers Competition where students across the country were asked to create and run their own online safety campaigns, encouraging young people in their schools and communities to consider issues such as the effects of cyberbullying, managing one’s own digital footprint and online tricks and scams.

Applauding children’s efforts, Sunita Mohanty, Director, Trust and Safety, Google India, “The internet is truly a great place for innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship! As India approaches half a billion Internet users, Google's Web Ranger's Program aspires to empower young Indian netizens to make responsible choices online and provide them with the right tools and knowledge to make these choices.  A big thank you to all the young people who shared with us their brilliant ideas and campaigns and helped us in our endeavor to make the web a safer place,  

The contest announced last year saw wide enthusiasm among kids from all around India to become Web Rangers-guardians of the Internet galaxy. Winners will receive chromebooks and tablets as their winning prize.

About the Winners:

Web Ranger #1 Mavika Boyini, NASR School, Hyderabad

Have you heard of the grandma rule? Mavika explains it like this: If you think your grandma won’t like it, don’t post it! This is just one of her many tips to keep the Internet a friendly place for everyone in the form of a colorful cartoon.

Web Ranger #2  Vaidehi Reddy, Army Public School, Pune

Vaidehi Reddy puts her reason to rhyme with some simple steps to protect each and every one of us on the net:

Never reveal your home address or personal details,

Never share your password and sign out from emails.

Be very careful when you share your photos,

Never allow illegal downloads!! 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VBRIn5o4eqQ?t=41s

Web Ranger #3 Kanish Chugh, DLF Public School, Ghaziabad

Kanish Chugh developed an anti-phishing game that teaches you how to spot fake logos. Bogus logos are often a sign of a phishing site. These are websites that try to trick you into giving them your personal details or other confidential information such as credit card numbers.

Web Ranger #4 Raviteja Anumukonda

Did you think “123456” was a good password? Think again. vlogger Raviteja Anumukonda teaches us that this is in fact of the most common passwords used on the Internet and can be hacked instantly. He shares four tips on how to create strong passwords — estimates show that one of them could take up to 49 quindecillion years to hack!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3K1CveEEkuU

Web Ranger #5 Neya Saravanarajan, The Hindu Senior Secondary School, Chennai

“Mr. Two Faces” is a catchy tune sung by Neya Saravanarajan to remind us to switch on our privacy settings for our online accounts. This helps us stay safe from bad guys on the Internet who try to steal our personal details.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iV9XR5urwHY?t=52s