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 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
