Anyone who's ever had their Google account hacked can tell you what a pain it is to recover. You'll spend hours or even days on it, and recovery isn't guaranteed, no matter what you do.

On Wednesday, Google announced the addition of several new security features to help prevent you from getting hacked and to make account recovery easier.

One method may remind you of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Just like in that game, it involves phoning a friend.

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Google is already rolling out the new features, dubbed Recovery Contacts , but not everyone has them yet. If they are available, you'll find them in the Security

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