In plain English
It lets the account holder say that a reported sign-in attempt did not come from them. This is a response to a security notice about that specific login activity.
In context
Here, it offers a way to report that the reported sign-in attempt was not made by the account holder.
- Situation
- Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
- What it communicates
- offers the user a way to reject the reported activity.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not identify who made the attempt or guarantee any particular result from reporting it.
Examples
“When a security notice reported a sign-in from another country, she responded that this was not me.”
“For the unfamiliar login listed in the alert, his response was that this was not me.”