Google is an American multinational corporation which provides Internet-related products and services, including Internet search, cloud computing, software and advertising technologies.
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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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Does Google record search / source IP [/ user] pairs?
Does Google record search / source IP [/ user] pairs? What if my Search History is off?
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Google App Engine Security
I am writing a master thesis concerning security of certain applications, and as a part of it I want to write a web app on Google App Engine and test how secure it is.
Does anyone know if there was ...
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How does Google Maps know where I am, when I'm using a VPN?
How does Google Maps determine my location?
I've gotten some understanding of Google Maps' geolocation methods from here:
http://friendlybit.com/js/geolocation-and-google-maps/
In the newer ...
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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. ...
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Does Google log my activity on service A when logged in to service B or by IP address?
Now that Google's new Privacy Policy will combine data from their various services...
Will Google associate me to my activity on one service even if I am not logged in to that service? Did they ...