Gmail Remote Command

This seems like a rather insecure way to remotely control your PC. Afterall, anyone can send emails to your gmail account with “keywords”.

Unless you can use long, randomly-generated, sets of characters. Even then, if you really have a need to control your PC remotely, learn to use a VNC program.

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