Not Phishing: Google is Changing Its Login Screen This Week

[steve2470]

https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/not-phishing-google-is-changing-its-login-screen-this-week/



Google is tweaking its login prompt this week and you should take a quick look at the new design.

Slightly different login screens can prompt panic in savvy web user, who fear spear phishing and other attacks built around fake username and password fields. So it’s worth knowing when a change is coming, however slight it might be.

Google announced the new login screen last week, and GSuite users should start seeing it on Thursday, June 14th. The rollout will take 15 days, meaning everyone will have this new design by July.

Slight aesthetic tweaks generally aren’t the most exciting news, even if this new login prompt nicely employs Google’s Material Design aesthetic. Just be aware the change is coming, so you don’t panic later this month while logging in. Stay safe out there!

[thinkingagain]

1. Thanks for the heads up

I’m one of those Leary about everything

[lpbk2713]

2. I started noticing a small problem w/Google 2 - 3 weeks ago.

My selected default search prefs with Google were 30 recs and USA for the location. Now it only gives me ten recs and when go to search prefs I can use the slider to thirty but location does not open up and there is no "Save" option given either. I cleaned out my cookies but no change. This is all without logging in to my Google account. I haven't tried that yet because I don't know what updates/changes they will make. For now having only ten recs per page is not a big inconvenience and I can live with that. If anyone else has had a similar problem please add remarks. Just want to know I'm not alone. Thanks.

[hermetic]

3. Thanks, Steve

I would probably have freaked out a little bit when a new screen like that came up.