I know people are bothered about protecting their Orkut account and safe guarding their privacy, so what do you need to know of protectting a Google Account?

1. How the account can be cracked.
2. How to get it back, once it’s gone out of your reach.
3. Take the precautions!
   

Google Accounts or any other web based service is immune from being cracked due to a flaw or a security hole in the system, in *MOST* cases, the account gets hacked due to ignorance of the user, the chances including, making yourself a victim of phishing, using the “Remember Me” feature on public computers, saving the passwords on browsers in computers which may be accessed by someone without your consent, etc.

So what are the things an ignorant user normally does that makes him a victim of account hijacking or cracking?....