Google's Account Activity Reports Can Tell You If Someone's Been Using Your Account

In an ongoing effort to be more transparent about how user data is stored and shared, Google will now send you an Account Activity report to your Gmail account that summarizes everything that happened while you were logged into the service. Most importantly, it will tell you if your account has been frequented by someone other than you and Google.

Launched on Wednesday, the report service collects data from across the Google-sphere, like your Google search history, the number of emails you’ve exchanged through Gmail and with whom; and the devices you’ve used to log in. 

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