Comments on: Track Gmail Activity And Remotely Sign Out http://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: curtissthompsonhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140976 curtissthompson Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:15:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140976 Just used this feature today to prove someone had been accessing my account. It's a very useful feature in terms of security.However, it reveals exactly what many already knew or suspected about the information Google retains on its users (Not that any other website out there doesn't or couldn't do the same). The biggest issue with Web 2.0 is privacy. With greater (social) interaction on websites that are becoming more dynamic when compared to the very static pages of Web 1.0, comes greater privacy concerns. :? Just used this feature today to prove someone had been accessing my account. It’s a very useful feature in terms of security.

However, it reveals exactly what many already knew or suspected about the information Google retains on its users (Not that any other website out there doesn’t or couldn’t do the same). The biggest issue with Web 2.0 is privacy. With greater (social) interaction on websites that are becoming more dynamic when compared to the very static pages of Web 1.0, comes greater privacy concerns. :?

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140732 Ryan Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:13:48 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140732 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140724" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140715" rel="nofollow">Ashley wrote:</a><blockquote>I finally got the feature and it’s definitely nice to have if you suspect someone else is accessing your account.</blockquote></div>Don’t forget though that people can use that power against you too. If a thief finds out you’re about to find out that he’s accessing your account, he can just terminate your session and quickly change the password. It’s just a matter of speed now. </blockquote></div> The password management is done through Google services though, and so a thief would really have to know your existing password to be able to change it. If that's the case the first thing they'd probably do after logging in would be to change the password, thereby locking you out.Most vulnerabilities that would give someone access to your account would only give the perpetrator access to your Gmail account, and any attempt of trying to change your password (which is done in the Google Account manager) would probably be unsuccessful. So this can be helpful in instances like these. Pieter wrote:
Ashley wrote:
I finally got the feature and it’s definitely nice to have if you suspect someone else is accessing your account.

Don’t forget though that people can use that power against you too. If a thief finds out you’re about to find out that he’s accessing your account, he can just terminate your session and quickly change the password. It’s just a matter of speed now.

The password management is done through Google services though, and so a thief would really have to know your existing password to be able to change it. If that’s the case the first thing they’d probably do after logging in would be to change the password, thereby locking you out.

Most vulnerabilities that would give someone access to your account would only give the perpetrator access to your Gmail account, and any attempt of trying to change your password (which is done in the Google Account manager) would probably be unsuccessful. So this can be helpful in instances like these.

]]> By: Pieterhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140724 Pieter Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:51:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140724 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140715">Ashley wrote:</a><blockquote>I finally got the feature and it’s definitely nice to have if you suspect someone else is accessing your account.</blockquote></div> Don't forget though that people can use that power against you too. If a thief finds out you're about to find out that he's accessing your account, he can just terminate your session and quickly change the password. It's just a matter of speed now. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140715">Ashley wrote:</a><blockquote>lots of other sites including Yahoo do as well.</blockquote></div>I know, their super long URLs frighten me! 8O (On the other hand, Google seems to use JavaScripts instead of long URLs to hide this behavior.) Makes you wonder what these URLs say about you and your habits. Fortunately, I can block their web beacons with Adblock Plus. Ashley wrote:
I finally got the feature and it’s definitely nice to have if you suspect someone else is accessing your account.

Don’t forget though that people can use that power against you too. If a thief finds out you’re about to find out that he’s accessing your account, he can just terminate your session and quickly change the password. It’s just a matter of speed now.

Ashley wrote:
lots of other sites including Yahoo do as well.

I know, their super long URLs frighten me! 8O (On the other hand, Google seems to use JavaScripts instead of long URLs to hide this behavior.) Makes you wonder what these URLs say about you and your habits. Fortunately, I can block their web beacons with Adblock Plus.

]]> By: Ashleyhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140715 Ashley Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:27:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140715 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140638" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>Convenient and creepy at the same time. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the data that Google collects about its users…</blockquote></div> I finally got the feature and it's definitely nice to have if you suspect someone else is accessing your account. Certainly Google collects a lot of information about their users, but to be fair, lots of other sites including Yahoo do as well. Pieter wrote:
Convenient and creepy at the same time. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the data that Google collects about its users…

I finally got the feature and it’s definitely nice to have if you suspect someone else is accessing your account. Certainly Google collects a lot of information about their users, but to be fair, lots of other sites including Yahoo do as well.

]]> By: Pieterhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140638 Pieter Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:23:15 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140638 Convenient and creepy at the same time. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the data that Google collects about its users... Convenient and creepy at the same time. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the data that Google collects about its users…

]]> By: M1kehttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140635 M1ke Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:53:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140635 Yep, I've got this feature, seems very handy. At one point I did suspect someone had managed to get my account opened elsewhere, probably from a networked PC at Uni. I changed my password straight away and nothing seemed to go wrong, but this feature would have been useful then and I'm glad Google have implemented it. Yep, I’ve got this feature, seems very handy. At one point I did suspect someone had managed to get my account opened elsewhere, probably from a networked PC at Uni. I changed my password straight away and nothing seemed to go wrong, but this feature would have been useful then and I’m glad Google have implemented it.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140443 Ryan Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:55:24 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140443 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140433" rel="nofollow">JK wrote:</a><blockquote>finally showed up for me</blockquote></div> Same here, it looks like I just got the feature.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140439" rel="nofollow">anon wrote:</a><blockquote>Awesome feature…just look at the speed of innovation coming from Gmail. I’ve begun my painful transition from Live Hotmail to Gmail.</blockquote></div> Switching email accounts is never something that's fun to do. Good luck! JK wrote:
finally showed up for me

Same here, it looks like I just got the feature.

anon wrote:
Awesome feature…just look at the speed of innovation coming from Gmail. I’ve begun my painful transition from Live Hotmail to Gmail.

Switching email accounts is never something that’s fun to do. Good luck!

]]> By: anonhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140439 anon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:26:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140439 Awesome feature...just look at the speed of innovation coming from Gmail. I've begun my painful transition from Live Hotmail to Gmail. Awesome feature…just look at the speed of innovation coming from Gmail. I’ve begun my painful transition from Live Hotmail to Gmail.

]]> By: JKhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140433 JK Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:17:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140433 finally showed up for me finally showed up for me

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/track-gamil-activity-and-remotely-sign-out/#comment-140430 Ryan Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:30:24 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13627#comment-140430 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140424" rel="nofollow">RG wrote:</a><blockquote>IMHO this feature is more important than labels and all the other things that came with the initial introduction (and later) of gmail. Can’t wait for it to show up in my account.</blockquote></div> It is pretty important, and I'm glad to see Google offering this feature. Anything that helps keep me more secure makes me happy. RG wrote:
IMHO this feature is more important than labels and all the other things that came with the initial introduction (and later) of gmail. Can’t wait for it to show up in my account.

It is pretty important, and I’m glad to see Google offering this feature. Anything that helps keep me more secure makes me happy.

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