It’s been 20 years in the making, but Gmail has now changed forever. Here’s how to protect your Google account from hackers as the big email address update begins.

It's no secret that Google's Gmail service is one of the most popular on the planet, with it boasting some 1.8 billion users.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Dec. 04, 2024: This story, originally published Dec.

For nearly two decades, a Gmail address has been permanent; once chosen, it followed users for life. That long-standing rule now appears to be changing. Google is quietly rolling out a feature that ...

The company will introduce a feature that allows people to change their existing Gmail username while keeping the same Google account, data and services intact. For years, Gmail users have had to ...