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A Google Account is a user account that is required for access, authentication and authorization to certain online Google services. It is also often used as ... GoogleAccount FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch UseraccountrequiredforGoogle-ownedservices GoogleAccountTypeofsiteSinglesign-onOwnerGoogleURLmyaccount.google.com AGoogleAccountisauseraccountthatisrequiredforaccess,authenticationandauthorizationtocertainonlineGoogleservices.Itisalsooftenusedassinglesignonforthirdpartyservices. Contents 1Usage 2Security 3Accountblocking 4Activitytracking 5Googleapplications 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks Usage[edit] AGoogleAccountisrequiredforGmail,GoogleHangouts,GoogleMeetandBlogger.SomeGoogleproductsdonotrequireanaccount,includingGoogleSearch,YouTube,GoogleBooks,GoogleFinanceandGoogleMaps.However,anaccountisneededforuploadingvideostoYouTubeandformakingeditsinGoogleMaps. AfteraGoogleAccountiscreated,theownermayselectivelyenableordisablevariousGoogleapplications.[1] YouTubeandBloggermaintainseparateaccountsforuserswhoregisteredwiththeservicesbeforetheGoogleacquisition.However,effectiveApril2011YouTubeusersarerequiredtolinktoaseparateGoogleAccountiftheywishtocontinuetologintothatservice.[2] GoogleAccountusersmaycreateapubliclyaccessibleGoogleprofile,toconfiguretheirpresentationonGoogleproductstootherGoogleusers.AGoogleprofilecanbelinkedtoauser'sprofilesonvarioussocial-networkingandimage-hostingsites,aswellasuserblogs. Third-partyserviceprovidersmayimplementserviceauthenticationforGoogleAccountholdersviatheGoogleAccountmechanism.[3] Security[edit] WhilecreatingaGoogleaccount,usersareaskedtoprovidearecoveryemailaddresstoallowthemtoresettheirpasswordiftheyhaveforgottenit,oriftheiraccountishacked.Insomecountries,suchastheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdomandIndia,Googlemayalsorequireone-timeuseofamobilephonenumbertosendanaccountvalidationcodebySMStextmessagingorvoicemessagewhencreatinganewaccount.[4][5] Googlealsooffersa2-stepverificationoption—foradditionalsecurityagainsthacking—thatrequestsavalidationcodeeachtimetheuserlogsintotheirGoogleaccount.Thecodeiseithergeneratedbyanapplication("GoogleAuthenticator"orothersimilarapps)orreceivedfromGoogleasanSMStextmessage,avoicemessage,oranemailtoanotheraccount.[6][7]Trusteddevicescanbe"marked"toskipthis2-steplog-onauthentication.[8]Whenthisfeatureisswitchedon,softwarethatcannotprovidethevalidationcode(e.g.IMAPandPOP3clients)mustuseaunique16-characteralphanumericpasswordgeneratedbyGoogleinsteadoftheuser'snormalpassword.[9][10] Userswhoseekanevenhigherlevelofsecurityprotection,includinguserswhoseaccountscouldbeattractivetargetsforhackers,suchascelebrities,politicians,journalists,politicalactivistsandwealthyindividuals,canopt-intoGoogle'sAdvancedProtectionProgram.ThisprogramrequirestheusertopurchasetwoU2FUSBkeys —notfordatastorage,butforidentityverification.TheU2Fkeysareusedtoprovidetwo-stepverificationduringlogin.Oneisforbackuppurposes,incasethefirstislost.TheAdvancedProtectionProgramincludesfurthersecuritymeasurestoprotecttheuser'saccount,suchasrestrictionsonwhichapplicationstheusercangrantaccesstotheiraccount,andamorethoroughidentityverificationprocessforregainingaccesstotheaccountifthepasswordisforgotten.[11] OnJune5,2012,anewsecurityfeaturewasintroducedtoprotectusersfromstate-sponsoredattacks.WheneverGoogleanalysisindicatethatagovernmenthasattemptedtocompromiseanaccount,anoticewillbedisplayedthatreads"Warning:Webelievestate-sponsoredattackersmaybetryingtocompromiseyouraccountorcomputer."[12][13] Accountblocking[edit] Googlemayblockanaccountforvariousreasons,suchas"unusualactivity"[14]orenteringanage"notoldenough"toownaGoogleaccount.[15]Reactivationispossibleusingweb-forms,providingproofofidentitythroughvalidphotoID,[16]oracreditcardpaymentofUS$0.30.Othermethods(suchassendingafaxoruploadingsomerequesteddocument)mayrequirehumaninteractionandmaytakesome"daysoracoupleofweeks"tobeaccomplished.[17] Activitytracking[edit] Thetoolcalled'MyActivity'launchedin2016-whichsupersedesGoogleSearchhistoryandGoogleWebHistory —enablesuserstoseeanddeletedatatrackedbyGooglethroughtheGoogleaccount.ThetoolshowswhichwebsiteswerevisitedusingChromewhileloggedin,devicesused,appsused,Googleproductsinteractedwith,etc.Allinformationislaidoutinatimeline-likelayout.Userscanchoosetoentirelydisabletracking,orremovecertainactivitieswhichtheydon'twanttobetracked.[18] Googleapplications[edit] Seealso:ListofGoogleproducts Blogger Google+(discontinued) Gmail GoogleAds GoogleAlerts GoogleAssistant GoogleChrome GoogleClassroom GoogleContacts GoogleDuo GoogleDrive GoogleEarth GoogleFi GoogleFit GoogleFinance GoogleGroups GoogleHangouts GoogleMaps GoogleMeet GoogleNews GoogleOne GooglePay GooglePlay GooglePhotos GooglePodcasts GoogleShopping GoogleSearch GoogleSites GoogleTranslate GoogleWebmasterTools GoogleWorkspace GoogleVoice Stadia Tenor Waze YouTube Seealso[edit] AppleID FacebookPlatform:Authentication Microsoftaccount OpenID References[edit] ^"EvenMoreGoogleProducts".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJuly6,2013.RetrievedJuly9,2013. ^"WhyConnectingyourYouTubeandGoogleAccountsMatters".YouTubeBlog.March24,2011.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust5,2011.RetrievedAugust6,2011.RetrievedonAugust5,2011 ^"AbouttheSigninRequestPage".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJuly13,2015.RetrievedJuly1,2015. ^"Gmailsignupprocedure".LatestCrunch.in.2012.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJuly16,2012.RetrievedJuly17,2012. ^Google(2009)."Idon'thaveamobilephone,canIsignup?".RetrievedJuly8,2009. ^"2-stepverification :Howitworks".2012.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJuly15,2012.RetrievedJuly17,2012. ^Fallows,James."Hacked".AtlanticMonthly.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonDecember26,2011.RetrievedDecember26,2011.Asemail,documents,andalmosteveryaspectofourprofessionalandpersonallivesmovesontothe“cloud”—remoteserverswerelyontostore,guard,andmakeavailableallofourdatawheneverandfromwhereverwewantthem,allthetimeandintoeternity—abrushwithdisasterremindstheauthorandhiswifejusthowvulnerablethosedatacanbe.AtriptotheinnerfortressofGmail,whereGoogledevelopersrecoveredsixyears’worthofhackedanddeletede‑mail,providesspecificadviceonprotectingandbackingupdatanow—andgivesapicturebothconsolingandunsettlingofthevulnerabilitieswecanallexpecttofaceinthefuture. ^"Moreon2-stepverification".2012.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay25,2012.RetrievedJuly17,2012. ^"PleaseTurnOnTwo-FactorAuthentication".LifeHacker.August8,2012.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust11,2012.RetrievedAugust14,2012. ^"9GoogleAppsSecuritySecretsForBusiness".informationweek.com.August14,2012.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust15,2012.RetrievedAugust14,2012. ^Gebhart,Gennie(January22,2018)."Google'sAdvancedProtectionProgramOffersSecurityOptionsForHigh-RiskUsers".ElectronicFrontierFoundation.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJuly10,2018.RetrievedJuly17,2018. ^"GoogleOnlineSecurityBlog".OfficialGmailBlog.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJune9,2012.RetrievedJune5,2012. ^CBCNews(June6,2012)."Googletowarnusersof'state-sponsoredattacks'".CanadianBroadcastingCorporation.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJune6,2012.RetrievedJune6,2012. ^"GmailHelpSection". ^"Googleaccounthelppage". ^"Googleaccountshelppage". ^"Googleaccounthelppage". ^EricRavenscraft(June29,2016)."Google'sNewMyActivityPageLetsYouSeeandDeleteAllofYourGoogleActivity".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonJune17,2017.RetrievedMay26,2017. 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