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Adding my own email address as a recovery to my dead fathers Gmail account resulted in it being locked. Despite having access to the password, recovery account
by georgebarnett 6y ago
Adding my own email address as a recovery to my dead fathers Gmail account resulted in it being locked.
Despite having access to the password, recovery account _and_ the telephone (when my mother is awake), I'm now locked out.
Very frustrating and a salient reminder who you should not trust Google with anything of value.
- posguy 6y agoEven when signing in on a new browser in the same US city Google rejects valid logins. Doesn't matter if you enter the 2FA code and correct password, Google will lie and say the 2FA code was wrong if their algorithm determines that your browser and ISP combination are suspicious.
- georgebarnett 6y agoI can only imagine this will get worse as they go further down the AI rabbit hole. What really amazes me though is how they now treat changing recovery options as signal that the account is compromised. Google Accounts Team: Users must have a way to recover their account! Google Security AI: Changing recovery options is a sign of a hack! Shut it down! Is there a new Conways Law, when an AI is involved? "Your AIs will ignore product goals only optimise for the outcomes of the department they're created in"