# Something you should do soon if you use Gmail **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 19, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602 "2008-08-19T22:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/21 "2008-08-20T15:20:20Z")
And another “thank you” from me. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/22 "2008-08-20T15:37:27Z")
Thanks very much for the heads-up. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/23 "2008-08-20T16:45:06Z")
Another thanks! Also it was time to change my password so thanks for that reminder as well. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/24 "2008-08-20T17:08:52Z")
Danke. Not that I’m German, but it felt right. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/25 "2008-08-20T17:26:46Z")
That slashdot link is no longer up, so I don’t know the gory details of why I switched to https, but… um… thanks? ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/26 "2008-08-20T17:42:01Z")
Thanks very much indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/27 "2008-08-20T20:48:59Z")
Done! Thanks again for the heads up! I didn’t want anyone to get access to the secret nuclear launch code, so I change my password to 1 . . 2. . 3. . 4. . and 5. Much obliged! Tripler The fate of the free world is now secure. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/28 "2008-08-20T22:35:51Z")
Thanks here, too. [QUOTE=Tripler] I didn’t want anyone to get access to the secret nuclear launch code, so I change my password to 1 . . 2. . 3. . 4. . and 5. [/quote] Whoa. That’s a coincidence. I guess I ought to change the passcode on my bioweapons research bunker. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602/29 "2008-08-20T23:02:01Z")
The article linked to at Slashdot says it’s not a new vulnerability. [NameBright - Coming Soon](http://www.hungry-hackers.com/2008/08/gmail-account-hacking-tool.html) > [@](#): > > Perry mentioned that he notified Google about this situation over a year ago If you don’t have the SSL option in your Gmail settings yet, the article says you can do this: > [@](#): > > If you are logging in to your Gmail account from different locations and you would like to benefit from this option only when you are using unsecured networks, you can force it by manually typing [https://mail.google.com](https://mail.google.com) before you log in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-should-do-soon-if-you-use-gmail/460602.md?page=1)