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Thread ID: 145690	2018-01-07 00:46:00	Accessing google account etc overseas	Nomad (952)	PC World Chat

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1444481	2018-01-07 00:46:00	No travel planned. Just got me thinking about our reliance on technology. My phone got some water damage from rain so I will see what happens. At home I had the privilege of using my SIM in a dumb phone to get my SMS code to unlock Google services. If one was overseas without even using 2nd level authentication. Google would detect that you are now overseas and using a different device that isn't a "trusted device", it would ask for verification. I had this in Japan but my phone had the Google Auth. app so I was OK. What would people do for those who didn't take their NZ SIM with them because it's expensive or if they had their phone lost or stolen together with their NZ SIM. Printing out Google backup does and using a nano sized USB stick? Realistically though few would do this right. When I did travel, I put scanned documents in my G Drive as well as emailed to my Clear.Net but that is discontinued now. Clear.Net didn't have the security issue. Like to know your thoughts. Cheers.	Nomad (952)
1444482	2018-01-07 03:25:00	What I did when in Vanuatu (before leaving) had to sign into your Google account, link in the following page "my account" support.google.com Expand out "Verify your Account" - Link "My Account" Then Enable two step verification, then when you send a test - select the Use prompt instead. 8622 The next page will give you 10 codes you can print off and take with you. When you then get prompted when away, select Other method, and enter in one of the codes. You can only use each code ONCE. So if you get close to running out, before they do log back in and get another 10. Its a security thing, and if you do lose a phone or even use another device its only google being careful. If they didn't people would complain its to easy for some scum to break into their account.	wainuitech (129)
1444483	2018-01-07 04:11:00	You can only use each code ONCE . So if you get close to running out, before they do log back in and get another 10 . Its a security thing, and if you do lose a phone or even use another device its only google being careful . If they didn't people would complain its to easy for some scum to break into their account . Thanks for the part we can only use them once . Didn't know that . Few people out there in the real world would do this right . For argument sake, let's say people didn't do this . No trusted device phone, no NZ SIM . Any other option other than calling someone home and get them to fish it out of your computer . Cheers .	Nomad (952)
1444484	2018-01-07 04:23:00	Thanks for the part we can only use them once . Didn't know that . Few people out there in the real world would do this right . For argument sake, let's say people didn't do this . No trusted device phone, no NZ SIM . Any other option other than calling someone home and get them to fish it out of your computer . Cheers . Really depends on how often people need to use them . If a person is a regular traveler then they would know what they need to do before hand, others go oh sh*t cant get in to my account now when they are already there :( Before we went to Vanuatu, but as a complete coincidence I got a pop up message from Microsoft when logging into one drive about a month beforehand asking if I wanted to update my security details . I go in there all the time so it was total coincidence, I thought, what the hell, add SWMBO's phone number as a secondary for any codes . She took her phone with her when we went I didn't, so used her number to access one Drive from a different location . :)	wainuitech (129)
1444485	2018-01-07 04:37:00	I guess people don't really lose their phone, they might had heard others do it. They've always had their phone with them and it's a trusted device, getting access has never been an issue. But when it happens to them they find they have no printed codes, and their trusted device is damaged or lost/stolen. Or maybe they were lead to believe roaming is expensive so they leave their NZ SIM at home.	Nomad (952)
1444486	2018-01-07 04:55:00	SWMBO had roaming turned on by default on her phone (Vodafone) cost $5 per day if she turned on the phone. She had to keep upto date on her Facebook Page :rolleyes: Plus it was a contact number in case anyone needed to contact us or her work really needed some security codes that only she could supply. Mind you the internet was so slow :sleep:sleep Even a 33K dial up modem would have been fast. ;)	wainuitech (129)
1444487	2018-01-07 05:01:00	Both of our Gmail accounts have the backup email address of the other person to send to if their is potential unknown logins, this works great as I went to the UK a couple of years ago logged into Gmail on parents computer wife got an email from Google here in NZ and sent me the code by text	gary67 (56)
1444488	2018-01-07 08:22:00	Question. If 2nd level auth is turned on. Say all those options you don't have. Can you still use your recovery email?	Nomad (952)
1444489	2018-01-07 10:22:00	Question. If 2nd level auth is turned on. Say all those options you don't have. Can you still use your recovery email? In Android you can also add alternative email address, in addition to recovery email - has to be non Gmail and not linked to Google.(In Settings, tap Google - Personal info & privacy - Email - then tap on advanced at the bottom. Google support says (support.google.com) you can sign in to recover password - seems simple... Also if you tap phone under Personal info & privacy, it seems you can connect across Google services if the other person/device has your phone number...	kahawai chaser (3545)
1444490	2018-01-08 00:28:00	Just got me thinking about our reliance on technology . If one was overseas without even using 2nd level authentication . Google would detect that you are now overseas and using a different device that isn't a "trusted device", it would ask for verification . . Well some of us don't have smartphones at all and don't feel the need to be online 24/7 . Went overseas once, no phones, no Internet, nothing . Just relaxed and enjoyed the holiday .	piroska (17583)
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