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Damas_gratis t1_jegjk47 wrote

Reply to comment by ledow in LPT: Check your email settings periodically. People can hack into your account and set up a forwarding rule that sends them a copy of all your emails, and you'll never know since there's no notification. Changing your password doesn't erase the rule. by LineChatter

Thanks for that info, I always change my password sometimes monthly. I'm paranoid about losing my Google photos or any of my important information so I just make sure I keep changing my password lol

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ledow t1_jegq23d wrote

Regular password changes are actually recommended against by most major cybersecurity and governmental security organisations. But that usually pertains to *enforced* password changes (e.g. every 60 days, etc.).

If your password was secure last month, it should still be uncrackable this month, and for every month going forward.

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Damas_gratis t1_jegqqu2 wrote

I used my email during high school when I didnt have my own laptop so I fear that my email still is in their old computers they probably dont know the password tho

Fun times lol glad my email has survived this long

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