Comments on: Why you should always log off Gmail http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:56:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jay http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-280050 Jay Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:41:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-280050 Ghacks - this is a pretty silly article. For starters, you got the title wrong - It should have been "Filters in gmail can screw your life!". Why wouldn't anyone logff their email in a cybercafe in India / Thailand or whateva!? Logging off your email is an ettiqutte on the web and anyone who doesn't is always vulnerable. Ghacks – this is a pretty silly article. For starters, you got the title wrong – It should have been “Filters in gmail can screw your life!”. Why wouldn’t anyone logff their email in a cybercafe in India / Thailand or whateva!? Logging off your email is an ettiqutte on the web and anyone who doesn’t is always vulnerable.

]]> By: 从Gmail漏洞到一个网站被窃取的故事 » Ghacks CN http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-227447 从Gmail漏洞到一个网站被窃取的故事 » Ghacks CN Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:58:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-227447 [...] 原文链接。 [...] [...] 原文链接。 [...]

]]> By: kurt wismer http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225802 kurt wismer Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:18:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225802 a) to those who think this is a hoax, it is not... nor is the problem new, it's cropped up at least 3 times that i know of and i wrote about it at the beginning of 2007... do a search for csrf and gmail and you should find plenty on it (csrf is cross site request forgery)... b) logging out of gmail may not be sufficient... google operates a single sign-on system such that if you're logged into one of their services you're logged into all of them... if gmail is the only google service you use then logging out of gmail would be sufficient, but if you use other services like google calendar, google docs, google reader, etc - then logging into any one of them will log you back into gmail and expose you to the risk of having your gmail account hijacked... a) to those who think this is a hoax, it is not… nor is the problem new, it’s cropped up at least 3 times that i know of and i wrote about it at the beginning of 2007… do a search for csrf and gmail and you should find plenty on it (csrf is cross site request forgery)…
b) logging out of gmail may not be sufficient… google operates a single sign-on system such that if you’re logged into one of their services you’re logged into all of them… if gmail is the only google service you use then logging out of gmail would be sufficient, but if you use other services like google calendar, google docs, google reader, etc – then logging into any one of them will log you back into gmail and expose you to the risk of having your gmail account hijacked…

]]> By: Rico http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225792 Rico Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:44:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225792 i'd recommend using GMail's POP3 or IMAP access via your favorite email client. Personally, i've never stayed logged into GMail's web interface because i don't like Google cataloging my search history, among other things. i’d recommend using GMail’s POP3 or IMAP access via your favorite email client. Personally, i’ve never stayed logged into GMail’s web interface because i don’t like Google cataloging my search history, among other things.

]]> By: Ace_NoOne http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225766 Ace_NoOne Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:48:15 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225766 If you must use a web-based reader (I sill prefer a client like Thunderbird), why not use WebRunner/Prism, specifically and exclusively for that particular web app? If you must use a web-based reader (I sill prefer a client like Thunderbird), why not use WebRunner/Prism, specifically and exclusively for that particular web app?

]]> By: JC http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225735 JC Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:22:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225735 boy that David Arey story is a nightmare... hadn't heard anything about it until now. It's a tough situation, you want a non domain e-mail contact for registrar's or domain hosts if you need a contact if your domain/server goes down and you only own one server, but those other options are generally web accessible. boy that David Arey story is a nightmare… hadn’t heard anything about it until now. It’s a tough situation, you want a non domain e-mail contact for registrar’s or domain hosts if you need a contact if your domain/server goes down and you only own one server, but those other options are generally web accessible.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225707 Martin Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:30:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225707 Tchelo I would be very careful with those assumptions. Did you check out this link ? http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/google-gmail-e-mail-hijack-technique/ Maybe it's time for an apology.. Tchelo I would be very careful with those assumptions. Did you check out this link ? http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/google-gmail-e-mail-hijack-technique/

Maybe it’s time for an apology..

]]> By: Tchelo http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225704 Tchelo Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:19:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225704 I used to be a frequent reader of gHacks.net, but this is too much BS for me to keep reading. Come on! Gmail Filters being hacked?! Yeah, right... You should really confirm your stories before you post them. Oh please! I used to be a frequent reader of gHacks.net, but this is too much BS for me to keep reading. Come on! Gmail Filters being hacked?! Yeah, right…
You should really confirm your stories before you post them. Oh please!

]]> By: Thilak http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225703 Thilak Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:19:33 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/12/27/why-you-should-always-log-off-gmail/#comment-225703 Yet another reason to use Thunderbird or Outlook to fetch your emails from Gmail! Yet another reason to use Thunderbird or Outlook to fetch your emails from Gmail!

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