Google hails Kamala Harris’ call to double down on cybersecurity

San Francisco: Google has welcomed the announcement by US Vice President Kamala Harris that the country is expanding its efforts to advance international cooperation in cybersecurity by joining the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace.

The Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace is a voluntary commitment to work with the international community to advance cybersecurity and preserve the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet.

Google was among the first signatories to the Paris Call in 2018 when it was initially advanced by French President Emmanuel Macron.

“The Paris Call’s nine principles are something we should all agree to, but it is past time to put them into action. Google has unique expertise supporting many of these principles,” the company said on Thursday.