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Google is perhaps the biggest commercial email provider and they never release old usernames. That would be a huge security problem.
by aquabeagle 8y ago
Google is perhaps the biggest commercial email provider and they never release old usernames. That would be a huge security problem.
- LinuxBender 8y agoGoogle will not throw away any chance at regaining their lost product (you). So certainly, they are the exception. Without user data, Google would no longer provide email. If someone else starting using your identity, then their tracking, big-data and stats would be less useful.