Lately there is a program called G-Archiver lingering on the web that will help Gmail users to back up all the mails and contacts into the users’ local hard drive.
DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM
Apparently, this program requires you to key in your Gmail login username and password. What it does is not backing up your mails and contacts into your hard drive, but the program will email your Gmail login username and password to the author of the G-Archiver [source here]
Maybe you think its only an email account. But how many other login information you keep in your Gmail account? Do you use the Doc feature in Gmail to store some sensitive documents and share it with your colleague? How about the author of this software use your account to spam the world, and you will end up in legal problem? So please do not underestimate this issue.
Now, be a good friend and good person and spread this to your friends. You don’t want their Gmail account to fall into the wrong hand.
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