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What should I do if I type my password in the address bar, or type password in google search?

When someone accidentally types his or her password in one of the following three locations and presses enter, what should they do? username text box address bar Google search What do you suggest, ...
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Can 2FA help handle mixed personal and business accounts after leaving a company?

I do not want a super administrator in Google Apps to log to my account after leaving company, so I enabled 2-step verification. He could login to many sites as me with just a link in "forget ...
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How strong are google's Application-specific passwords? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Google Account: implications of using application-specific passwords In 2-step verification of google accounts, we need to use the Application-specific passwords ...
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Security implications of using a OAuth-enabled password manager

I've resisted the idea of password managers for a long time. Bringing together passwords for all your online accounts in one place that is only protected by difficult-to-remember master password ...
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Google Account: implications of using application-specific passwords

In the wake of the recent Mat Honan story I decided to try out two-factor authentication on my Google account. But in order to keep using it with Exchange, the Android OS, Google Talk and Google ...
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Storing passwords online using Gmail documents

Following this discussion about "Online Passwords Managers" I wonder whether it is a good idea to store the passwords using a spreadsheet inside Gmail documents? I mean, it seems to me that these ...
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What algorithm/encryption type does Gmail use for security?

In the wake of the recent database hacks, i.e. Sony, Gawker, etc.. where the hackers have access to the hashed usernames and passwords, i've been more keen in paying attention to the sites and ...
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How does Google not care about “spaces” in Application-specific passwords?

I have recently setup "2-step verification" for my Google account. One of the features is the ability to create "Application-specific passwords " for devices that do not support the 2 step process. ...