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Productivity

1 month ago

How Do I Get Into My Email If I’ve Lost My Recovery Codes?

David Murphy

Productivity

2 months ago

Update Your Password Whenever You Get a Random 2FA Request

David Murphy

What To Do If Your Old LiveJournal Password Was Leaked

Productivity

4 months ago

What To Do If Your Old LiveJournal Password Was Leaked

David Murphy

I love getting emails from Firefox Monitor that tell me my email was found in a brand-new data breach. Adding insult to injury is when it’s an email for a service I haven’t used for a decade. And the Triple Crown of this scenario is when that service is Livejournal—you…

How To Transfer Google Authenticator To Another Android

Productivity

4 months ago

How To Transfer Google Authenticator To Another Android

David Murphy

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How Do I Switch From One 2FA Authentication App To Another?

Productivity

6 months ago

How Do I Switch From One 2FA Authentication App To Another?

David Murphy

I stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest this week when I suggested that people should switch from Google Authenticator to another two-factor authentication app on Android. I recommended Authy, but that’s only because I use it and find it incredibly convenient. Not only does it forbid you (and…

Switch From Google Authenticator To A More Secure 2FA App

Productivity

6 months ago

Switch From Google Authenticator To A More Secure 2FA App

David Murphy

The Best Ways To Stop Hacking Attacks, According To Google

Security

7 months ago

The Best Ways To Stop Hacking Attacks, According To Google

David Murphy

1

I Lost Nine Years Of Photos By Locking Myself Out Of My Google Account

Productivity

8 months ago

I Lost Nine Years Of Photos By Locking Myself Out Of My Google Account

David Murphy

1

I normally use this weekly column to answer people’s technology-themed questions. This week, I’m taking a slight departure, because I think sharing a reader’s story is important—even though there’s not really much I, nor Google, can do in the case of her locked Google account. There’s a lot we can…