Now a days, more and more people addicted to web services and social networking sites. Most people will check there email inbox daily, do a dozens of search, uploading and sharing photos online etc. Google is a must tool for those activities. Most of us have a Gmail account and also extensively use Google for searching and finding information, and also we may check our account from different computers having different OS in different browsers in different locations. So for an active person, there is a lot of activities in his/her Google account. Do you want to track the activities? Ya, it’s possible Google comes up with a solution for it an Account Activity feature !
Google Account Activity a new feature that you will soon notice in your Google Account. If you sign up, each month Google send you a link to a password-protected report with insights into your signed-in use of Google services. Knowing more about your own account activity also can help you take steps to protect your Google Account. Are you wondering how it possible? Here is the answer, if you notice sign-ins from countries where you haven’t been or devices you’ve never owned, then you can identify that there is a strong possibility of an account hack, then you can change your password immediately and sign up for the extra level of security provided by 2-step verification.
Google Account Activity Reports give you a monthly summary of your account activity across many Google products.With Account Activity Reports you can learn what’s going on in your account, like how many emails you have sent and received, how often you have searched on Google, from which countries you have logged in and how often your YouTube videos have been viewed.Every month the Account Activity Report will collect and summaries data across your Google account, like sent emails or top searches. Data deletion at the data source, e.g. in your Web History will have no impact on issued reports, although reports can be deleted at any time.
Once you enabled the Account activity, you will notice a message like, “Thank you for using Account Activity Reports. We are now preparing your report. You will receive an email as soon as it is ready.”
Google is planning to incorporate more Google services in to the Account Activity. We think that this feature helps you better understand and manage your information on Google. What you think about this new service?