Google provides some great services, but support is lacking.<p>I suggest, for the future: 1) use two factor authorization 2) use a separate email service because email is so important that you need the best support, etc. that you can get (I use Fastmail) 3) periodically download your Google data so if you ever need to set up a new Google account, you have some of your old context<p>I do still use GMail, but as a backup email.<p>I am going to start teaching free Internet security and privacy classes at my local library so I have been thinking a lot about these issues. Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. provide really nice services, but it is important to consider privacy issues and have a plan for using these "free" services.