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Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address in the U.S.

Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address in the U.S.

In a long-awaited update, Google now lets you change your Google account username, or the…

Google Announces New Scam Protection Tools

Google Announces New Scam Protection Tools

Google announced new scam protection tools across its digital ecosystem, from Android to its online…

Online Accounts 2025: Single Sign-In (SSO)
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Online Accounts 2025: Single Sign-In (SSO) (Premium)

As part of an ongoing effort to reduce my reliance on Big Tech services that…

The gates to Google
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Sign in with Google? (Premium)

My recent YouTube "support" experience has made me question some online account behaviors I'd previously…

Protect your passwords with a Balrog
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Password Management Basics (Premium)

Because our online accounts hold the key to our identities, finances, and other personal information,…

Google Advanced Protection Program

Google Adds Passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program

Google today updated its Advanced Protection Program (APP) for Google accounts, giving high-risk users its…

Google passkey support

Google Touts Passkey Successes, Expands Account Protections

It's World Password Day, and Google is celebrating by expanding its support for passkeys and…

Google Account

Google to Start Deleting Inactive Accounts in December

In December, Google will start deleting inactive consumer accounts that haven’t been used or signed…

Backing up photos to Google Photos
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Digital Decluttering: Online Accounts, Again (Premium)

Back in September, I stepped back from my grand plans to declutter my online accounts.…

Google Updates Account Inactivity Policy to 2 Years

Google announced today that it is updating its inactivity policy for personal Google Accounts to…

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Google Brings Passkeys to Google Accounts

Google announced this morning that it has added support for passkeys to consumer Google accounts…

Google is Coming for Your Fitbit Account

Google announced today that it will begin transitioning Fitbit accounts to Google accounts this summer,…

Google Says it Will Move Towards No Passwords

While Microsoft has long embraced a world of “no passwords,” Google has been a bit…

Google Chrome Is Simplifying Web Payments

Google is improving the way it deals with payment methods on Chrome with improved Google…

Google Has a Great Tip for Securing Your Online Account

On Friday, Google published the results of a year-long study on wide-scale and targeted account…

Tip: Auto-Delete Web and App Activity from Google

Google is allowing users to auto-delete web and app activity from their Google accounts on…

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