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Take precautions when using Gmail—or any other email service |
July 03, 2014
G. Jitchaku asked me if Gmail was “safe.” That’s a very broad question, so I’m offering a very broad answer.Nothing in this world is ever entirely safe, and that goes double for anything that lives in the cloud. If you use Gmail, your mail could be read by someone other than the intended recipient, or your account just might get hijacked.That’s the case with every email service. Whether you use Gmail, Outlook, or your ISP’s email service, you need to protect yourself. I’ll concentrate on Gmail here, but the basic advice applies to any mail service.[Have a tech question? Ask PCWorld Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector. Send your query to answer@pcworld.com.]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2365151/take-precautions-when-using-gmail-or-any-other-email-service.html#tk.rss_howto
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