On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:09 AM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Marko, this has such amazing information and is not the first time you > have provided me such invaluable help! (I also appreciated your comment to > not worry about the cookies!) > ๐๐ > As you and I discussed a few days ago, we don't have to sign in to Chrome > or Gmail and, to date, have remained "safe." But I understand that will > change once 2-step verif. is in place since signing in and providing a > password is step one. > โYes, but if you choose to register that computer/device it will be as before and will not bother you again once you've entered the code once and checked the box to 'always trust this computer'. โ > I will definitely re-read your message tomorrow. It is past 2 a.m. for > me now because I have been working on this for another late night. One > more question before I sign off: Do *you* think that "trusting" a > computer is sufficient protection? Again, for me, there is only that ever > leaves my home with me. > โNot an easy question to answer. It depends on the user and basic security policy. If one has admin rights to one's computer, the risk is obviously much higher. As an IT professional, I know and understand these risks but many users do not. I have clients who still have admin rights to their PCs because they insist on being able to install stuff without hindrance, but also regularly manage to infect themselves with malware.โ โ > > BTW, a main reason I don't want to "go smart" is that I would want to know > everything the phone can do and would compulsively pursue it along the > lines I have been working on understanding 2-step verif. Also, I am hooked > on Gmail as is and know I would become the same with texting. > > Marko, thank you again! > โWell, besides making phone calls, a smart phone runs apps (applications) from Gmail to games to office apps. With an Android phone, one also signs in using a Google account so one's mail and contacts are then also sync'ed to the phone.โ Even Chrome history is sync'ed, very convenient. I'm sure your local provider could arrange a demo for you. A phone with good bang for buck would be something like the Moto E <http://www.motorola.com/us/smartphones/moto-e-2nd-gen/moto-e-2nd-gen.html>. โCiaoโ -- Marko -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
