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Google's new Workspace password policy starts today: How to know if you're affected

Google Workspace drops support for older internet protocols and adopts OAuth for better account protection. Here's who's impacted and what to do.

Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty ImagesAre you still connecting to your Google Workspace with an older protocol -- like CalDAV, CardDAV, IMAP, or POP? In place of these protocols, the tech giant is pushing people to use Sign-in with Google, which utilizes the OAuth (Open Authorization) security standard. As a Microsoft document explains, the OAuth standard "does not grant a third-party app or service unlimited access to your data."

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