Gmail accounts - are they safe?

Hi People

This is a bit concerning, when many people have a Gmail or Googlemail email account (me included). So watch carefully on how to avoid the same fate.




I guess the person concerned was a little unlucky, but make sure you either do not use the secondary email option or as the presenter suggests, make sure it is current.

What most people don't realise is, that if they do not use an email account (webmail - e.g. free hotmail, yahoo mail etc) then after a set period of time, the account is 'tombstoned' or marked for deletion and a while after that it is deleted. Once it is 'tombstoned' it is as good as lost anyway (non recoverable), so check your webmail once a month at least, just to be on the safe side. There is also a set period of time before the email address becomes available again.
So people, either use it or lose it.

Secret questions, yes the presenter has a point here, so rather than put in some random letters and numbers, choose something, personal to you and replace a couple of the characters with numbers.
i.e. Foxtrot could become F0xtr0t or Neddy could become N3ddy.

Now those are only suggestions, but you get the point.

Another thing to point out, is that many passwords now require a minimum of 8 characters, so fill out the remaining characters with your favourite number or even (if the password program allows a special character such as '*' or '!' or even '€') To get the '€' symbol use the 'AltGr' button - held down and the number 4 on the top row of the keyboard on a UK keyboard, set to UK use.

That's all for now
See you next time




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