By AFP on October 17, 2017
Google said Tuesday it would offer stronger online security for "high risk" users who may be frequent targets of online attacks.
The US technology titan said anyone with a personal Google account can enroll in the new "advanced protection," while noting that it will require users to "trade off a bit of convenience" for extra security.
"We took this unusual step because there is an overlooked minority of our users that are at particularly high risk of targeted online attacks," said a Google security blog post.
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Google seems to be on the right track stiffening up security for the high risk users.............hats off to Google
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When you're a high risk user?
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IMO, Google has also finally gotten serious about defense as well.
High Risk, IMO means you actually use your computer or perhaps you speak truth to power.
IMO, we need more critical thinking and diversity of opinions. In nature, diversity is strength; in economics monopoly is strength. Nature has been around for millions of years and economics only a few thousand. The internet only 30 years. It too will evolve or die.
Users always have the ultimate vote with the black wire coming out of the computer.
High Risk, IMO means you actually use your computer or perhaps you speak truth to power.
IMO, we need more critical thinking and diversity of opinions. In nature, diversity is strength; in economics monopoly is strength. Nature has been around for millions of years and economics only a few thousand. The internet only 30 years. It too will evolve or die.
Users always have the ultimate vote with the black wire coming out of the computer.
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