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docs, drive and photos are pretty packed for me at least

• hunter-gatherer 5y ago
  I was in that same boat, which is why I decided to migrate off gmail and move to a paid provider. One day I just woke up an realized I had to much important shit tied to my email to not be a customer. Paid services to replace google are surprisingly affordable. And best yet, if there is ever an issue, there is also a number I can call. Totally recommend migrating away.
  • mrb 5y ago
    «there is also a number I can call» Unfortunately that's a number a hacker can call to social engineer the employee and steal your account. Same method as in SIM swapping attacks.
    • ilikepi 5y ago
      Assuming reasonable levels of competence on the part of the service, which scenario seems more likely for the average user: 1.) Some unexpected glitch occurs (could be the user's fault or could be the company's), and the user's ability to access the service is temporarily interrupted until a human is able to investigate and resolve the problem. 2.) The user is specifically targeted by a malicious actor performing SIM swap and/or social engineering attack. I'm not really a gambler, but if I'm forced to guess, I'd say #1. EDIT: clarify initial assumptions