10 URLs That Every Google User Should Know

Where can I get a list of ad that I’ve clicked on Google? What does Google know about the places I’ve visited recently? Where should I go if have forgotten the administrator password for Google? What are my interests as determined by Google?

Here are 10 important links that every Google user should know about. They are tucked away, somewhere deep inside your Google Account dashboard, and they may reveal interesting details about you that are known to Google. Let’s get started.

Why Google asks everyone the 'same' questions in a job interview

According to a video Google published recently, the company has shifted to a standardized set of questions during job interviews.

Last year, Google said it was moving away from the crazy brainteasers it used to ask people in job interviews in favor of structured, behavioral queries like, "Give me an example of a time when you solved an analytically difficult problem."

5 million Gmail accounts leaked, check if yours is in list

Details, including passwords, of nearly 5 million Gmail accounts have been leaked at a Russian forum related to Bitcoin. The accounts have been posted on the forum in an archived file and can be downloaded by anyone.

The archived file is not protected by password and can be opened by anyone. The person who posted the file claimed that nearly 60 per cent leaked passwords were valid and working.

However, Google in a statement to The Next web said that its servers have not been compromised and that the information related to the leaked account was gathered through some other means.

"The security of our users' information is a top priority for us," said a Google spokesperson. "We have no evidence that our systems have been compromised, but whenever we become aware that accounts may have been, we take steps to help those users secure their accounts."

Check if your account is among the leaked ones

If you want to check whether your account is in the leaked list, go to https://isleaked.com/en.php and enter your email id. If it is in the leaked list, change your password immediately. If it is not in the list, you are safe for now. 

However, if you want better security for your Gmail account, consider turning 2-step verification.

Google explains, "2-Step Verification adds an extra layer of security to your Google Account, drastically reducing the chances of having the personal information in your account stolen. To break into an account with 2-Step Verification, bad guys would not only have to know your username and password, they'd also have to get a hold of your phone."
As part of the 2-step verification, a user gets a one-time code on the phone that he or she has to enter while logging into the Google account along with the password. It is similar to one-time code that banks use to authenticate a credit or debit card transaction on the web in India.
 

Google, Amazon to go ahead with expansion plans in Hyd

Hyderabad: Internet services company Google, global e-commerce major Amazon, global banking giant HSBC and others have decided to go ahead their expansion plans, which were stuck due to political uncertainty and issues relating to land allotment in Hyderabad.