Security glossary
Plain-English definitions of important security and privacy terms.
A space-saving setting is not a recovery strategy.
Stopping sync is not the same as erasing an offline computer.
Use the smaller recovery tool when one file changed.
A leaked credential match signals risk, not a completed login.
Stopping sync and removing local data are separate actions.
The browser and operating system each have a gate.
Behavior detection and reputation warnings cover different signals.
A permission-driven system alert can appear after the tab closes.
Guardian controls and post audience are separate layers.
Audience control and saving permission solve different problems.
One targets matches; the other creates a full approval queue.
The inbox route changes after a request is accepted.
Remembered access and a new-login challenge are different safeguards.
Account events and project changes answer different questions.
One is a future recovery credential; the other is present account access.
A blocked push prevents one exposure path; revocation kills a credential.
Repository and permission limits change the blast radius.