by Jason Wilk on April 24, 2009
- People who use Gmail are subject to a flaw yet to be fixed by Google. The flaw is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF), a problem first privately reported to Google in July 2007, according to security firm Internet Security Auditors (ISA). Details of the CSRF technique were publicly disclosed by security researchers in March 2009 due to frustration with Google’s response regarding fixing the issue.
- What does this mean for you? Gmail users can lose private data to hackers or find that their passwords have been changed, giving an intruder control of any other Google services the users customarily sign in to by using the same password, according to a proof of concept by ISA. What to do about it? Sit back and wait. Until Google fixes the problem on their end, there is nothing you can do to protect against the potential Gmail intruders. (WSN).
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by Jason Wilk on April 9, 2009
by Jason Wilk on December 5, 2008
- If you have Windows and the latest version of Google Desktop, I highly suggest getting your hands on (not really) the new Gmail desktop gadget. Your email now lives on your desktop without needing the browser open.
- You can star messages, use the same keyboard shortcuts, and have access to all of your contacts.
- Can’t find it anywhere on your desktop? Just tap the [shift] key twice to bring it back. Very nice Google.
by Jason Wilk on December 5, 2008
- Get your Gmail stickers while they’re hot.
- Choices include:
- Standard Gmail m-velope — dressed up in glitter.
- One of three bookplate style stickers you can stick on anything from the inside of a favorite book to your laptop or your skateboard.
- A sheet of keyboard shortcut stickers intended as a tool to help people learn Gmail’s shortcuts. The adhesive is a bit more removable than standard stickiness, so you can take them off once you’ve trained your fingers.
- If you would like these stickers, send an envelope and along with a $0.42 stamp to (enclose an international reply coupon (IRC) if you’re outside of the U.S):
Send me some Gmail stickers already
P.O. Box 391420
Mountain View, CA 94039-1420
by Jason Wilk on November 11, 2008
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