Should you have this enabled?

[Jammy97]

Hi all,

On Gmail, head to your settings. There's something called 'Dark web report,' which starts monitoring to get alerts and guidance if your info is found on the dark web.

Should this be enabled?

Should this be enabled? If not, why not?

Should you ever add your individual number as part of the backup/2-Step Verification for Gmail/Google?

Thank you.

[Jammy97]

And do you have a passkey enabled? It doesn't really matter if you have it enabled, but the option is there if you wish.

I've got to find my SIM card packet to see what the default is. Then later I can change it, OK. So once it's been enabled, and let's say I did a system reboot, I will then need to put my PIN in?

Thanks!

[arianwen27]

Once a sim pin is enabled, every time your phone reboots, you'll need to enter the pin as well as your normal phone code.

You don't need to reboot to enable it, toggling it on is plenty.

[Jammy97]

OK, thank you.

I've got my SIM package here, but I don't see a four-digit number?

[arianwen27]

It's usually online. Every sim from the same phone provider usually has the same default pin.

So lookup something like "ee default sim pin" or "Vodafone default sim pin"

[Jammy97]

That's helpful. Thank you! 😀

[MNas04]

Its up to you. It does however regularly check if your email is breached or on the dark web. Plus it runs silently in background. Its good to enable it thought

[Jammy97]

Thank you. I have enabled it.

[Jammy97]

Thanks for your help. I have enabled the PIN. Although, I did have problems with it (lol), but it has been sorted now.