Gmail to alert users to suspicious activity

[ronjor]

By Ellinor Mills

Google launched a new feature in Gmail on Wednesday that will alert users when the system detects suspicious activity that might indicate the account has been compromised.

Gmail already displays information at the bottom of the in-box showing the time of the last activity on the account and whether it's still open in another location. But people often don't think to check that information, Will Cathcart, a Gmail product manager, said in an interview on Wednesday.

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[Osaban]

I think that Google pulling out of China has proved that they are not completely insensitive to the concept of privacy. This new feature is welcome, as it gives at least a hint about something untoward happening, and a chance to do something about it.

[Dogbiscuit]

IF you're on Gmail, and even if you're not an activist, it might be a good idea to check who else has been using your account recently. Ian Betteridge, who writes over at Technovia, got a shock the other day when he looked at the record of who had been accessing his Gmail account.

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[Rasheed187]

This is so weird, I always wondered why none of the webmail services implemented such a feature, I even mailed Yahoo years ago with this idea, but got no response. I think this is a nice move from Google.

[Zeena]

Hi

Think it's a Google great idea

Zeena