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I've got an odd issue with a Google mail account. That has no email or phone number associated with it. On my main laptop, I can access the account with usern
by keypress 10y ago
I've got an odd issue with a Google mail account. That has no email or phone number associated with it. On my main laptop, I can access the account with username and password, on another computer, I'm locked out - because of security checks. The credentials don't matter. Which really bothers me. I'm effectively locked out the account.
I don't really care for a telephone either.
- whyoh 10y agoYeah, that can happen, it's one of the reasons why I don't recommend Google accounts anymore. Hardware/software factors ("new devices"...) trigger their automatic security checks and can easily lock you out of your account, even if you did nothing wrong. Big providers are more and more tailoring to the lowest common denominator (people who can't manage passwords, get malware...) and pushing for mobile authentication. So if you're someone who can manage passwords and is willing to accept responsibility, you get annoyed at best and locked out of your account at worst.
- HappyTypist 10y agoAre you using long, automatically generated passwords? I've had two very similar Google accounts that I log in at the same time on PCs, and one account with a 15 char password kept wanting additional checks. It stopped when I changed the password to 16 chars.
- keypress 10y agoOver 16 chars, not auto generated.
- herbst 10y agoI agree its stupid, but it personally gives me a good feel about their security as well. I rather trust my gmail account than my phone. The "trick" is to never change your laptop/desktop and phone at once so you can always verify the other. At best, if you travel, have a old computer somewhere that someone else can access to verify when needed. Its not perfect, and i still have bad dreams about loosing access and no googler ever going to help me. But on the other side when someone accesses my account somehow, i know nothing happens and they get locked out. I move country and change internet regularly, and i am glad this is not a reason to lock my account like with many providers who have less advanced tactics.
- HappyTypist 10y agoCan't you just add an email?
- keypress 10y agoIt kind of defeats the point. It all gets chicken and egg. I've some accounts that I want totally and utterly divorced from each other.