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Why did I get a "There's been a change to your Google account" message and password reprompt?
It looks like this is a known issue, and Google is on top of it.
From the product forums:
We've gotten reports about some users being signed out of their accounts unexpectedly. We're investigating, ...
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How to re-add the security question in Gmail?
Google found that security questions were not really secure at all as most of the answers can be found with a simple Google search. For example Sarah Palin had her Yahoo! account hacked because ...
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This setting is managed by your domain administrator
From the G Suite Administrator Help:
Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using an administrator account.
From the Admin console dashboard, go to Security and then Basic settings.
To see ...
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How to change my Uber password or delete the account?
As far as I can tell, you can't directly change your password the web site or the Android app (I don't know about iOS). You can, however, request that they reset your password.
Log out of the web ...
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How to manage repeated notifications of attempts to hack into my account
You really can't stop them from trying but you can make your account more secure. For GMail / Google account I would setup the 2 step authentication. The 2 step process links your smartphone to your ...
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How to stop Google's "Google prevented suspicious attempt..."
It's because you might have some other security alerts into your account that you haven't reviewed yet.
Here's a simple way to do that:
Go to https://myaccount.google.com/security-checkup
You ...
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What information does PayPal provide to vendors?
No, not everything with everyone. That would be wrong and insane
Here's from official documentation: (click on link to see everything, I'll just quote up a few paragraphs)
WITH OTHER PAYPAL USERS
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Download .rar attachment failure from draft message
I would configure the account to enable IMAP so that you can download messages (with their attachments) from Gmail using an email program such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook.
Using a ...
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Is there a way to get Google account to sign out after specific time has passed?
you have three options:
1. browser auto logoff on exit
By removing your browsing history as soon as you close the browser, this makes sure that no one sees or uses your history if you are sharing the ...
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Is it true that Microsoft doesn't allow more than 16 characters in their Hotmail password?
Microsoft now no longer restricts password length for the Windows Live accounts unless you want to sign in to Xbox Live on the Xbox 360:
I successfully set a 32 character password with a password ...
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Gmail authentication requires phone verification
... if it does store it
Presumably you did not have to enter your phone number during this authentication stage? So, it must already have been "stored"?
Or, if this was literally just a "prove you'...
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Renew Google Drive share link
There is no way to change the link of a file in Google Drive, but you could create set expirations dates. For details see Set expiration dates for access to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides ...
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How do I sign out of all Gmail sessions without access to a computer?
This option is only available using a browser as documented in the 'Sign out of all sessions' of this article.
I just tested and this option can be found in a mobile browser. I used Chrome on my ...
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How to disable Gmail's login verification "There's something unusual about how you're signing in."?
Actually this (called Risk-based authentication) is a very useful verification method since it prevents your Google account from being hacked by methods like phishing, keylogging etc.
However, you ...
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How to change my Uber password or delete the account?
You can change password on Android, but it's incredibly hidden and very poor UX given how much they pour into the other parts of the app.
Open the app on your device.
Tap the hamburger menu (3
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Does the 2-step verification solves the security problem
2-step verification (or 2-factor authentication) is a step above 1-factor authentication (just a password) because it requires the user to have access to something (generally, a specific cell phone) ...
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Is there a way to get Google account to sign out after specific time has passed?
I finally figured out a way to make Chrome sign out on closing the browser.
There are two settings that need to be set:
Cookies:
In Chrome go to settings...click Advanced...click Content settings......
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I need to remove an old phone from my Google devices but there's no remove button, how do I get it back?
It appears that Al E. was correct in his comment
It's now been more than 28 days since I wiped the old phone and it has now disappeared from the list.
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How to download/export own passwords stored at Google Passwords?
Google's Password Manager now has an Export feature in desktop Chrome, Android Chrome, and iPhone and iPad Chrome.
It saves a CSV file which you can open with any spreadsheet program or (less ...
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Google Calendar Security/Privacy Concerns?
This is 2017 - and the default Google calendar app will read your data, even if you use webdav sync with a non-google calendar. Try creating some simply named events and then go to 'schedule' view - ...
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How to manage repeated notifications of attempts to hack into my account
Set up 2-Step verification.
Go to security settings and activity log. Note down the IP address of suspicious attempts. If all are different locations then someone is using a proxy. If not different, ...
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Understanding Yahoo! Security Warnings
If you are concerned then be sure to change your password as the first step.
There isn't much readily available information to find out what you want to know. However, log into your Yahoo! account ...
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What does a hacker/attacker see when they try to access your Google account?
Just like when you enter your password incorrectly, a potential hacker sees a "Wrong Password. Try again" message.
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How to turn off the security of my gmail account completely? I mean, completely
Google will not disable this security measure.
However, you can make verifying your identity easier by using something like the Google Authenticator app or using a physical security key.
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Gmail authorized application log
Unfortunately, as @ale stated, there is no way to review the activity of authorized apps from your Google account. You would have to check the logs for any apps that those authorized apps accessed -- ...
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Is there a way of preventing Google account password reset by a former team member who keeps changing it?
You could try to enroll your account into the advanced security program.
From Increase security for your Google Account
To add an extra layer of security to your account, you can enroll in the ...
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How to painlessly share a GMail account
Short answer
Use Gmail delegation or another "solution" like using a Google Group as a collaborative inbox.
Explanation
You could try to share the 2-step verification codes through instant ...
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How can I remotely log out of my Google account on a recently used device?
I went to this https://myaccount.google.com/
Then clicked the "security" tab
Scrolled down to "my devices"
Then it shows all the devices you are logged into
Click the 3 dots "...
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Google script insecure?
Without knowing the actual script, I've no idea what it's source is.
However, Google has recently launched tighter controls on securing your account and is now looking at things that it wouldn't have ...
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