{"id":57986,"date":"2015-02-16T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T04:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=57986"},"modified":"2015-02-16T12:36:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T04:36:20","slug":"free-2-gb-if-security-checkup-for-google-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/16\/free-2-gb-if-security-checkup-for-google-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Free 2 GB if you do a security checkup for your Google Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google is embracing the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #444444;\">Safer Internet Day by urging you to do a security checkup for your Google account. And if you perform it, Google is going to thank you with a 2 GB to your Google Drive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"57988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/16\/free-2-gb-if-security-checkup-for-google-account\/google-security-update\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/google-security-update.jpg?fit=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"google-security-update\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/google-security-update.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/google-security-update.jpg?fit=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/google-security-update.jpg?resize=600%2C480\" alt=\"google-security-update\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/google-security-update.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/google-security-update.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I did that in a few minutes. It is always good to review or check your security settings. Here is what it will do when you go through the steps: &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\">Ensures your account recovery information is current<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\">If we detect suspicious activity in your account, we use your recovery info to get in touch and make sure no one but you gains access.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\">Lets you review recent sign-in activity<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\">Reviewing this lets you validate the sign-ins are coming from you and not someone who shouldn&#8217;t be using your credentials.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\">Confirms the apps and devices that access some account information<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\">This step lets you monitor this list and remove apps and devices that don&#8217;t need access to your account any more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/ccgyV0\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Start Security Checkup<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>For your information:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">After you\u2019ve gone through the checkup successfully, you\u2019ll see three green checkboxes (see below) that confirm you\u2019re eligible for the free storage and, more importantly, that you\u2019ve taken steps to enhance your online safety. We\u2019ll be granting the storage automatically to everyone around 28 February 2015 and we\u2019ll send you an email when your adjustment is complete.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[ad#img]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/googledrive.blogspot.sg\/2015\/02\/safer-internet-day-2015.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is embracing the Safer Internet Day by urging you to do a security checkup for your Google account. 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