How to secure access to gmail account?

Have you ever wondered how to secure access to gmail account? If not, you should! Think for a minute about what the search for following keywords in your mailbox would return: "sick" "problem" "secret" "pwd" "password" "don't tell" "don't repeat"...

I think I have convinced you, so let's seek for solutions to secure the access to gmail:

1. You should of course use a strong password. 
2. In addition, google supports 2-factor authentication. This methods uses your phone + your password to authenticate you. The setup of this method is very simple, just follow the instructions on the link below: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744   If you have an android phone I advise you to install "google authenticator" application too, to have access to your emails even when you do not have a cell coverage.

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Privacy: how to delete all old e-mails from gmail

The amount of personal and sensitive information stored in e-mails is huge, and the risk that someone compromises this information increases with time. So, here is the method to delete old emails from gmail. I also advise you to use a strong password on your emails to prevent identity theft and spying for instance.

1. First create a filter: you have to go to gmail's configuration, click on filter, 
2. then click on create a filter, 
3. in the "has the words" field, put the filter for the emails you want to delete, for instance "before:2011/12/30" (without the quotes)
4. Click on create a filter from this search
5. Choose the action "delete"
6. Click on the box "also apply to the corresponding XXX discussions"
7. Validate
8. Now go to gmail's trashbin
9. Click on empty thrashbin

That's it, you have just deleted all your oldest emails! 

Do you feel more confident about your emails' privacy? You can, but nevertheless be aware that most of the emails you just deleted are still in the box of the other recipients and of the sender.

NB: It takes a few seconds / minutes to gmail to perform the deletion if you have many mails.

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