What should Mac users do about the Heartbleed bug?

I've been reading about this new Heartbleed bug where you should change all your passwords. It seems these days that quite frequently something like this appears, and the first thing they tell you is to change all your passwords. I would just like to know from someone who knows what they are talking about how Mac devices are affected by Heartbleed. do I need to make a mad dash to change all my passwords?

The short answer to your first question is - if you're worried, change your password. Better safe than sorry. If it's just a few sites, it shouldn't be too onerous a task, hopefully.
Gaining access to one site does not allow an intruder to access other sites.
When you say "log into" Youtube or Google - just to clarify:
- If you use your web browser to go to youtube.com, and view videos, or you go to google.com, and do a search for something, technically you're not logging in. You're just visiting. This poses no risk to you.
- However, if you go to youtube.com, or google.com, and click "Sign in", and enter a user name (usually an email address) and password, then you're logging in, and your password and other information may be at risk.
When you visit Google, look at the very top of the screen. If you see your name there, you're signed in, and you DO have a Google account. If you don't, you're not signed in, and from what you say, you probably don't have a Google account.
The only way that email might be affected is if you regularly access your email through the web (ie, you log onto http://comcast.net), and your mail host (Comcast) tells you that they were susceptible to Heartbleed. Accessing mail through a mail application (the Mail app on your Mac, for example) is not affected by this issue. It's really all about websites. Most applications, such as iTunes, are not affected. (I say "most" because some may have used OpenSSL to access services, or are linked to sites which use OpenSSL - such as Dropbox.)
Matt

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