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Google’s New Dashboard Shows You All the Devices Accessing Your Account | WIRED

November 25, 2014 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Email hacking is a problem that won’t be going away any time soon. But if you’re diligent and take the proper precautions, you can significantly minimize the chances someone bad will be able to get into your account. Google wants to help too. The company has a new tool that lets you easily check when and where your account has been accessed over the last month to make sure nothing unusual is happening.

The Devices and Activity Dashboard lists what devices are connected to your Google Account, along with when and where they’ve been accessed. The list stays up to date for the past 28 days. If a new device recently began accessing your account, “New” is stationed in all caps next to the product listing. The device you’re currently using with your Google account is listed at the top

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