New York Times: Google Alerts Gmail Users to Suspicious Logins
“Since Google doesn’t want to overly inconvenience people who may simply be traveling or who have provided their Gmail password to another Web service, it decided to show them a warning that they could act on or dismiss. The alert will appear when they log in from a location that is typical for them, so the alert is seen by the real account owner and not the intruder.”
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