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> 4) You can retake possession of your hacked Gmail account by providing one of the previously used passwords. No need to have a working phone. This is what I'
by spookyuser 7y ago
> 4) You can retake possession of your hacked Gmail account by providing one of the previously used passwords. No need to have a working phone.
This is what I'm worried about, if I don't have a phone number on a gmail account, won't it make it harder to get access to that gmail account if I am locked out. Even though there's obviously a bad security loophole with just having a phone number on your account as a recovery option, is it not worse to be locked out of your account with no way to get in?
- Shank 7y agoEven if you go through the g.co/advancedprotection onboarding process, they still say account recovery is possible and that it would take 3-5 days extra. Granted, it's not easy, but it's much easier to buy security keys and put one in a safe deposit box than it is to try to get every carrier to be nice to you and not SIM-swap your account.