On Sat 02 Jul, 2011 at 15:17:06 +1000, DaZZa wrote:
> This is a common problem, apparently
> (http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=448bef23d1e8f4f9&hl=en),
> and Google's security measures, quite frankly, SUCK. You set a
> password recovery mechanism, and then let it be *changed* without the
> criteria being met - so if someone hacks your password, they can
> simply *change* everything which might identify you - and then they
> say "We can't verify who you are", and you are 100% screwed.

Time to start using Two Factor Authentication?

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html

can be turned on from Account Settings.

Scott
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