If you use Google accounts, it’s time to do a free security checkup
Google is urging users to perform a Security Checkup on their accounts to enhance security. This tool helps identify potential security issues and allows users to manage devices, sign-in methods, and connected apps. Regularly reviewing these settings can help protect personal information stored in Google services.
- ▪The Security Checkup tool can be accessed through any web browser when logged into a Google account.
- ▪Users can review devices currently signed into their account and disconnect any that are unrecognized.
- ▪The tool also allows users to check their saved passwords for strength and security issues.
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Keep unwelcome visitors locked out of your Google account. Image: Netrun78 / Shutterstock Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Email address Sign up Thank you! Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Google account likely stores a lot of important information, from your home address in Google Maps and your work emails in Gmail, to family pictures in Google Photos and personal conversations in Google Chat. You don’t want anyone else gaining access to that data—and nor does Google. To minimize the chances of anyone else accessing your account, Google has created a Security Checkup tool that you can use in any web browser.
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