How to Avoid Getting Gmail's New Suspicious Account Activity Alert

Your credit card company calls you when unusual transactions get posted to your account, and now Google does the same in Gmail. A new security feature alerts you when it detects "suspicious activity" in your Gmail account based on the IP addresses accessing it.

For example, if you've usually got a few Gmail sessions open from IP addresses in the U.S.--one from your mobile device, one from your computer at home, and one from your computer at work--and someone in Poland logs in, you'll see...