Let Google Check Your Account Security and Receive 2GB of Drive Storage

Free storage is out there for the taking. Earlier today we told you about Microsoft's desire to reward you with 100GB of free OneDrive storage simply for signing up for Bing Rewards. Well, it turns out Google is in a giving mood as well, just to a lesser extent -- in recognition of today being Safer Internet Day, Google will inflate your Drive storage by 2GB just for taking a quick security checkup.

It's a quick and painless procedure that Google says will take you 2 minutes to complete, though when I ran it, I was finished in about 30 seconds -- I needed to verify the phone number associated with my main account. The checkup also gives you a chance to view your recent activity for anything suspicious, as well as disable access for less secure apps and double-check your account permissions.

"While everything stored in Drive is always encrypted in transit and at rest in Google’s custom-built data centers, this checkup ensures you’re making the most of the 24/7 protection you already get from Google. As our way of saying thanks for completing the checkup by 17 February 2015, we’ll give you a permanent 2 gigabyte bump in your Google Drive storage plan," Google says.

You can run the checkup tool at any time, something Google advises doing every so often just to make sure there's no funny business going on.

Ready to give it a go? Just click here.