Update, Nov. 05, 2024: This story, originally published Nov. 04, now includes step-by-step details regarding the use of Google’s Advanced Protection Program, as well as a Google security checkup tool ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gmail is — and has been for years — one of the most popular free email services, with around two billion active users around the ...

Many of us have a lot of digital data locked away in our Google accounts: emails, photos, chats, documents, schedules, restaurant reviews. Losing access to that data is likely to be fairly high on the ...