Google Account Activity Is Your Personal Account Analytics
If you ever wondered what's Google going to do with all the data it collects from you then stop thinking. #-Link-Snipped-# new feature called Account Activity is going to provide you a monthly report on how you used Google's services. The Account Activity service will try to make sense from the data it collects for your individual accounts and present it to you in human readable stats. Google says that they want to make Google work so well and blend with your lives that it should be able to give you a bird's eye view of what you've been doing online; at least with Google accounts. So how does Account Activity help you? Google's official blog #-Link-Snipped-#.
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Google Account Activity
Let's say you are looking for a job and have been communicating with your potential employer through your Gmail account. Google Activity report will inform you how many emails you sent to your potential employer and whether your overall email activity was higher as compared to the previous month. It can also keep an account of the searches you performed. Google says that keeping a check on account activity help in overall security of your account. For example, if you notice sign-ins from the countries you've never been to; you will know that you need to take an action. In such a case, you should immediately update your account password and opt for two-step authentication.
What type of information do you expect Google Account Activity to provide you?
Google Account Activity
Let's say you are looking for a job and have been communicating with your potential employer through your Gmail account. Google Activity report will inform you how many emails you sent to your potential employer and whether your overall email activity was higher as compared to the previous month. It can also keep an account of the searches you performed. Google says that keeping a check on account activity help in overall security of your account. For example, if you notice sign-ins from the countries you've never been to; you will know that you need to take an action. In such a case, you should immediately update your account password and opt for two-step authentication.
What type of information do you expect Google Account Activity to provide you?
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