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-A '''Google Account''' is a [[user account]] that provides access to [[Google]]-owned services such as [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]], [[YouTube]], and [[Google Groups]]. A Google Account sign up automatically creates a [[Gmail]] email account where as before Google Accounts could be email addresses other than [[Gmail]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} An account can be created by signing up for an email address with [[Gmail]], but there are other ways. Accounts in EU countries used to employ the 'googlemail.com' domain because Google did not own the trademark.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/31/google_looses_trademark_battle/ |title=Google loses European GMail trademark battle |publisher=The Register |first=Jan |last=Libbenga |date=January 31, 2007}}</ref> Google recently resolved the domain dispute, and now all users login with the Gmail domain,<ref>[http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=159001/ Google's answer on googlemail vs gmail for EU]. Retrieved on 2010-07-14 {{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref> or by using an existing address from another provider.
-After a Google Account is created, users can add other Google applications. Account settings are stored in one place, but many applications may store their own settings. Applications that may be accessed using a Google Account include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Even More Google Products|url=http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/|publisher=Google|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref>
-{{columns-list|3|
-* [[Google Web History|Web History]]
-* [[AdWords]]
-* [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]]
-* [[YouTube]]
-* [[Google+]]
-* [[Google Search]]
-* [[Gmail]]
-* [[Google Drive]]
-* [[Google Calendar]]
-* [[Google Talk]]
-* [[Google Checkout]]
-* [[Google Finance]]
-* [[Google Groups]]
-* [[Google Maps]]
-* [[Google News]]
-* [[Google Code]]
-* [[Google Alerts]]
-* [[Google Sites]]
-* [[Orkut]]
-* [[Picasa]]
-* [[Google Health]]
-* [[iGoogle]]
-* [[Google Reader]]
-* [[Google Notebook]]
-}}
-[[YouTube]] and [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]] maintain their own accounts for users that registered with the services before Google bought them.  However, effective April 2011 YouTube users are now required to link to a separate Google Account if they wish to continue to log into that service.<ref name="">{{cite web |url=http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-connecting-your-youtube-and-google.html |title=Why Connecting your YouTube and Google Accounts Matters |publisher=YouTube Blog |date=March 24, 2011}} Retrieved on 2011-08-05</ref>
-Users with a Google account can create a publicly accessible '''Google profile''', which they can use to control how they are presented on Google products to other Google users.  A Google profile can be linked to a user's profiles on various [[social-networking]] and [[Image hosting service|image-hosting]] sites, as well as user [[blog]]s.
-A Google Account can also be used by third party service providers. These providers can delegate user authentication to Google.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
-== Blocking accounts ==
-Google may block an account for various reasons, such as "unusual activity"<ref>{{cite web
-| url = https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=46346
-| title = Gmail Help Section
-}}</ref> or entering an age "not old enough" to own a Google account.<ref>{{cite web
-| url = http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1333913
-| title = Google account help page
-}}</ref> Reactivation is possible using web-forms, providing proof of identity through valid photo ID,<ref>{{cite web
-| url = http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1333913
-| title = Google accounts help page
-}}</ref> or a small credit card payment (at a cost of 0.30 USD). Other methods (such as sending a [[fax]] or uploading some requested document) require human interaction and may take some "days or a couple of weeks" to be accomplished.<ref>{{cite web
-| url = http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1333913
-| title = Google account help page
-}}</ref>
-==Security==
-While creating a Google account, users are asked to provide a recovery email address to allow them to reset their password if they have forgotten it, or if their account is hacked. In some countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and India, Google may also require one-time use of a [[mobile phone]] [[telephone number|number]] to send an account validation code by SMS [[text messaging]] or voice message when creating a new account.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.latestcrunch.in/gmail-signup-step-by-step-procedure/|title = Gmail sign up procedure | accessdate = 2012-07-17 | publisher = LatestCrunch.in |year = 2012}}</ref><ref name="SMSacct">{{cite web|url = http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=114129|title = I don't have a mobile phone, can I sign up?|accessdate = 2009-07-08|last = [[Google]]|authorlink = |year = 2009}}</ref>
-Google also offers a [[two-step verification|2-step verification]] option—for additional security against hacking—that requests a validation code each time the user logs into their Google account. The code is either generated by an application ("[[Google Authenticator]]") or received from Google as an SMS text message, a voice message, or an email to another account.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744 | title = 2-step verification : How it works | accessdate = 2012-07-17 | publisher = [[Google]] | year = 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fallows|first=James|title=Hacked|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/hacked/8673/?single_page=true|publisher=Atlantic Monthly|accessdate=26 December 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64EGXxTPF|archivedate=26 December 2011|quote=As email, documents, and almost every aspect of our professional and personal lives moves onto the “cloud”—remote servers we rely on to store, guard, and make available all of our data whenever and from wherever we want them, all the time and into eternity—a brush with disaster reminds the author and his wife just how vulnerable those data can be. A trip to the inner fortress of Gmail, where Google developers recovered six years’ worth of hacked and deleted e‑mail, provides specific advice on protecting and backing up data now—and gives a picture both consoling and unsettling of the vulnerabilities we can all expect to face in the future.}}</ref> Trusted devices can be "marked" to skip this 2-step log-on authentication.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1610214 | title = More on 2-step verification | accessdate = 2012-07-17 | publisher = [[Google]] | year = 2012}}</ref> When this feature is switched on, software that cannot provide the validation code (e.g. IMAP and POP3 clients) must use a unique 16-character alphanumeric password generated by Google instead of the user's normal password.<ref name="Please Turn On Two-Factor Authentication">{{cite news|title=Please Turn On Two-Factor Authentication|url=http://lifehacker.com/5932700/please-turn-on-two+factor-authentication|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=LifeHacker|date=Aug 8, 2012 <!-- 7:10 AM --> }}</ref><ref name="9 Google Apps Security Secrets For Business">{{cite web|title=9 Google Apps Security Secrets For Business|url=http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks/9-google-apps-security-secrets-for-busin/240005410|publisher=informationweek.com|accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref>
-On June 5, 2012, a new security feature was introduced to protect users from state-sponsored attacks. Whenever Google analysis indicate that a government has attempted to compromise an account, a notice will be displayed that reads "Warning: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be trying to compromise your account or computer."<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Online Security Blog|url=http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.in/2012/06/security-warnings-for-suspected-state.html|publisher=Official Gmail Blog|accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="CBC06Jun12">{{cite news|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/06/06/tech-google-warning-state-hacking.html|title = Google to warn users of 'state-sponsored attacks'|accessdate = 6 June 2012|last = [[CBC News]]|date = 6 June 2012| work = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>
-==Third party use==
-A provider of a web application which requires users to log in can delegate this work to Google. When a user tries to gain access to a secure resource on the third party website they are redirected to the Google Accounts login page. Here they will see an explanation of why they need to log in with their Google credentials. Any data which is to be shared with the third party will also be listed on this screen. Once authentication has succeeded the user is redirected back to the referring site along with a token identifying them as having logged in via Google.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
-==See also==
-*[[Apple ID]]
-*[[Facebook Platform#Authentication|Facebook Platform: Authentication]]
-*[[Microsoft account]]
-*[[OpenID]]
-==References==
-{{reflist|30em}}
-==External links==
-*{{Official website|https://accounts.google.com/}}
-{{Google Inc.}}
-[[Category:Google|Account]]
-[[Category:Federated identity]]