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Please turn on Google's two-factor Authentication
Just a heads up to all. Read the linked article and verify that Google's 2 step authentication is activated on your account. If you haven't heard about what happened to Mat Honan and want to find out more than read this article.
Two-factor authentication means "something you know" (like a password) and "something you have", which can be an object like a phone. Here's a simple video about how it works:
Please visit the linked source site for more information, myths and recommendations. Do you have two-factor authentication enabled?
Source: www.mattcutts.com/blog
Tagged as: Google, Mat Honan, security
Please turn on Google's two-factor Authentication
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Nagby VTZ Newbie Posts: 8 Joined: 2012-02-16 |
#26104 Posted on: 10.08.2012 07:32:36
I tryed to do that several times but i never received any messages on my phone (not a smartphone) |
Please turn on Google's two-factor Authentication
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kreegor VTZ Newbie Posts: 393 Joined: 2011-01-21 |
#26109 Posted on: 10.08.2012 11:12:10
That's strange. It shouldn't matter if you have a smart phone or not as it is just a text message. Did you have the right Country code etc? |
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