Does 2-step verification require giving Google your cell phone number? I don't like giving my cell phone number to vendors I do business with; I sure as heck don't like giving it to Google.
On Aug 21, 3:24 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > Good one, Bob. > That is why I encourage Google users to enable the 2-step verification. > Now, if we can get other online services to use something like Google's > 2-step verification would make our live a little more secure. > LastPass is highly recommended and respected amongst the tech community. I > like and use KeePass. There's an installer and a portable app from Portable > Apps. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Race <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lately there have been a rash of very popular website databases getting > > hacked and having their troves of user id's and passwords plundered. I > > knew about this, my forebrain acknowledged it, but I didn't think much > > about it. > > > No, I didn't get hacked. > > > I did read this article at ArsTechnica and it really opened my eyes about > > why these attacks are so important to you the individual. > >http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/passwords-under-assault/ > > > For those that don't want to read the piece, think on this: The people > > that gleaned that information from those big sites (LinkedIn, Battle.Net, > > etc.) didn't just get your current userid/password. They contributed to a > > tool that can make cracking other existing sites that much quicker and > > easier. They added all those password possibilities to an ever-growing > > application whose sole purpose in life is to figure out what a given > > password is. The scary thing is these tools are now ubiquitous and drop > > dead simple to use. It won't be long before anyone with even a passing > > interest of getting to your personal information, for whatever reason, will > > have a quick and easy way of doing just that. > > > Its a big deal. Change your passwords. Make them secure and different > > per site. If you can, get a good password manager. I'm using LastPass and > > I really like it. > > > /cue "The More You Know" music > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/KSknjRJQzGAJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
