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Now you can check which devices are accessing your Google account

Google has rolled out a new security feature that lets you to view your account access history for the past 28 days, called Devices and Activity dashboard. Anyone with a Google account can access it here.

As well as device information, the dashboard also shows the location of the user accessing the account, which can be a big help to verify if it's legit or not.

All good here!

The dashboard also lets you beef up the security of your account by enabling two-step authentication, the security method uses a second email address and mobile telephone number in the event you forget your password or have other issues accessing your Google account.

The wizard, which was primarily aimed at administrators, is now available to anyone directly at https://g.co/accountcheckup . There's also a consumer friendly version of the two-step authentication wizard here which has been available for much longer.

​Source: Mashable | Image: NBC News

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