Want two gigabytes of free Google Drive storage? Hurry up and check your Google security settings.
Google wants you to lock down your security settings, and is willing to bribe you to get that done. They’ve made a step-by-step checklist of things you need to review for the sake of your security, and will give out 2GB of free Drive space to anyone who gets through it.
Today is Safer Internet Day, and the checkup is Google’s way of celebrating. The 2GB incentive is becoming a tradition — they did the same thing on February 8 last year.
To get started, head to Google’s security checkup page and go through the steps. All told this shouldn’t take you more than five minutes, and it’s totally worth doing even without the 2GB bribe. In a few steps, you will:
All of these are good things to check regularly, so consider bookmarking the checkup page when you’re done.
Sadly, the promotion does not apply to Google Apps for Work and Google Apps for Education accounts — just personal accounts. Still, it’s a no-brainer for the rest of us: free storage and better security.
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