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Okay, so you’re proposing that Google ask for your government ID when you sign up for a Gmail account?
by oefrha 7y ago
Okay, so you’re proposing that Google ask for your government ID when you sign up for a Gmail account?
- theli0nheart 7y agoYour comment seems a little aggressive, but that notwithstanding, there is the option of letting users allow it only if they wanted some extra security. 2FA and other safety-related items are optional...so why couldn't this be?
- kijin 7y agoIt doesn't even need to be government ID. As soon as you pay for something, like starting a Google One subscription or buying an app on the Play Store, your billing information should establish your identity. Later when you need to get your account back, you may need to present some sort of government ID and/or proof of address that matches your billing information. It's not bulletproof but it's better than losing access to a paid account forever.
- oefrha 7y agoA paid account, sure, I assume that might already be the case? I certainly don’t expect to lose access to my GSuite account or Google Fi account if I forget my password. However, ggp seems to be talking about a free account, as the vast majority of Gmail accounts are.
- kijin 7y agoYeah, that's unfortunate. But I wouldn't expect a free account to be recoverable. You need to have put something on file, whether government ID or billing info, in order for anyone to verify whether someone who claims to be you is actually you. Americans are weirdly averse to using government IDs, so billing info is really the only option.