Filed under: Security, E-mail, Web services, Google
Gmail adding log-in monitoring features
Wondering if you're Gmail account is open in multiple locations? Just look at the very, very bottom of the main Gmail page. It'll say something to the sound of: "This account is open in one other location." Click on the "details" link next to it to get taken to, well, a details page.
It'll give you the deets on the most recent sessions including the access type and IP address. It's not the end-all for email hijacking, but at the very least it'll help you point-out intruders. And if you don't see the feature yet, sit tight, Google is slowly rolling out the feature to all accounts.
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I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY said 9:46AM on 7-08-2008
Fantastic, this should really help cut down on identity theft.
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LeeH said 1:34PM on 7-08-2008
This is why I love Gmail. Great innovations with nice implementations. I wonder, though, when they roll it out for Google Apps whether it will allow an administrator to see the IP addresses that everyone is using? It would a useful feature for some admins but a bit invasive.
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Samuel Lago said 5:41PM on 7-09-2008
I ain't boasting but I sent feedback for a feature like this to Google Mail. I also did the same to Hotmail~for years~hence the reason I use Gmail!!!!!!!111!!
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John said 6:39AM on 8-14-2008
How many people will notice? Seems like a useless feature..
Also, there is a GMail poweruser group over on LinkedIn; http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/166739/1BBD343FFBCF
-John
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